3.4.40
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.40
तद्भूतस्य तु नातद्भावो जैमिनेरपि नियमात् तद्रूपाभावेभ्यः
tadbhūtasya tu nātadbhāvo jaiminer api niyamāt tadrūpābhāvebhyaḥ
The line
Of a compound: that, and an element but, not atadbhāva (अतद्भाव), of Jaimini even, because of a restriction, for a compound: that, a form, and absence.
Where it sits
In Brahma Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Sādhana (साधन). The means: who is fit, what is meditated on, and the soul's path. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tad-bhūtasya (तद्-भूतस्य) + tu (तु) + na (न) + atadbhāvo (अतद्भावो) + jaimineḥ (जैमिनेः) + api (अपि) + niyamāt (नियमात्) + tad-rūpa-abhāvebhyaḥ (तद्-रूप-अभावेभ्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad-bhūtasya (तद्-भूतस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: that, and an element. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| atadbhāvo (अतद्भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | atadbhāva (अतद्भाव) |
| jaimineḥ (जैमिनेः) | genitive or ablative singular | Jaimini |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| niyamāt (नियमात्) | ablative singular | a restriction |
| tad-rūpa-abhāvebhyaḥ (तद्-रूप-अभावेभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | a compound: that, a form, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tad-bhūtasya (तद्-भूतस्य) is a compound: that, and an element. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. atadbhāvo (अतद्भावो) is atadbhāva (अतद्भाव). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
jaimineḥ (जैमिनेः) is Jaimini. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it jaiminer. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. niyamāt (नियमात्) is a restriction. It stands as ablative singular. tad-rūpa-abhāvebhyaḥ (तद्-रूप-अभावेभ्यः) is a compound: that, a form, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as dative or ablative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
tad-rūpa-abhāvebhyaḥ (तद्-रूप-अभावेभ्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it jaiminer.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tad-bhūtasya (तद्-भूतस्य) and atadbhāvo (अतद्भावो).