3.4.42
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.42
उपपूर्वमपीत्येके भावमशनवत् तदुक्तम्
upapūrvam apīty eke bhāvamaśanavat tad uktam
The line
upapūrva (उपपूर्व) even thus, some, a compound: a state, and maśanavata (मशनवत), that, what has been said.
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: upapūrvam (उपपूर्वम्) + api (अपि) + ity (इत्य्) + eke (एके) + bhāva-maśanavata (भाव-मशनवत) + tad (तद्) + uktam (उक्तम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| upapūrvam (उपपूर्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | upapūrva (उपपूर्व) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| eke (एके) | nominative plural, masculine | some |
| bhāva-maśanavata (भाव-मशनवत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a state, and maśanavata (मशनवत). Read it from the end |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| uktam (उक्तम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
The phrases
upapūrvam (उपपूर्वम्) is upapūrva (उपपूर्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as apīty (अपीत्य्). eke (एके) is some. It stands as nominative plural, masculine.
bhāva-maśanavata (भाव-मशनवत) is a compound: a state, and maśanavata (मशनवत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. uktam (उक्तम्) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
bhāva-maśanavata (भाव-मशनवत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as apīty (अपीत्य्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss upapūrvam (उपपूर्वम्) and eke (एके).