3.4.44
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.44
स्वामिनः फलश्रुतेरित्यात्रेयः
svāminaḥ phalaśruter ity ātreyaḥ
The line
An owner, of a compound: a fruit, and heard thus, ātreya (आत्रेय).
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: svāminaḥ (स्वामिनः) + phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः) + ity (इत्य्) + ātreyaḥ (आत्रेयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svāminaḥ (स्वामिनः) | nominative singular, masculine | an owner |
| phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, and heard. Read it from the end |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| ātreyaḥ (आत्रेयः) | nominative singular, masculine | ātreya (आत्रेय) |
The phrases
svāminaḥ (स्वामिनः) is an owner. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः) is a compound: a fruit, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it phalaśruter (फलश्रुतेर्).
ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ātreyaḥ (आत्रेयः) is ātreya (आत्रेय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalaśruter (फलश्रुतेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svāminaḥ (स्वामिनः) and phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः).
Next
3.4.45. ārtvijya (आर्त्विज्य) thus, auḍuloma (औडुलोम), for for that. In parikrīyata (परिक्रीयत).