3.4.46
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.46
सहकार्यन्तरविधिः पक्षेण तृतीयं तद्वतो विध्यादिवत्
sahakāryantaravidhiḥ pakṣeṇa tṛtīyaṃ tadvato vidhyādivat
The line
A compound: with, an effect, ntara (न्तर), and vidha (विध), by means of a side, a thesis, a third, a compound: that, and possessing, a compound: an injunction, the beginning, and the rest, and possessing.
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: saha-kārya-ntara-vidhiḥ (सह-कार्य-न्तर-विधिः) + pakṣeṇa (पक्षेण) + tṛtīyaṃ (तृतीयं) + tad-vat-aḥ (तद्-वत्-अः) + vidhi-ādi-vat (विधि-आदि-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saha-kārya-ntara-vidhiḥ (सह-कार्य-न्तर-विधिः) | nominative singular | a compound: with, an effect, ntara (न्तर), and vidha (विध). Read it from the end |
| pakṣeṇa (पक्षेण) | instrumental singular | a side, a thesis |
| tṛtīyaṃ (तृतीयं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a third |
| tad-vat-aḥ (तद्-वत्-अः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: that, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| vidhi-ādi-vat (विधि-आदि-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an injunction, the beginning, and the rest, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saha-kārya-ntara-vidhiḥ (सह-कार्य-न्तर-विधिः) is a compound: with, an effect, ntara (न्तर), and vidha (विध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. pakṣeṇa (पक्षेण) is a side, a thesis. It stands as instrumental singular. tṛtīyaṃ (तृतीयं) is a third. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tad-vat-aḥ (तद्-वत्-अः) is a compound: that, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it tadvato. vidhi-ādi-vat (विधि-आदि-वत्) is a compound: an injunction, the beginning, and the rest, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
saha-kārya-ntara-vidhiḥ (सह-कार्य-न्तर-विधिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tadvato.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saha-kārya-ntara-vidhiḥ (सह-कार्य-न्तर-विधिः) and pakṣeṇa (पक्षेण).
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3.4.47. Because of a compound: kṛtsna (कृत्स्न), and a state but, gṛhiṇopasaṃhāra (गृहिणोपसंहार).