3.4.48
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.48
मौनवदितरेषामप्युपदेशात्
maunavad itareṣām apy upadeśāt
The line
maunavad (मौनवद्), a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम), also, even. api before a vowel, because of teaching.
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: maunavad (मौनवद्) + itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) + apy (अप्य्) + upadeśāt (उपदेशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| maunavad (मौनवद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| upadeśāt (उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | teaching |
The phrases
maunavad (मौनवद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) is a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. upadeśāt (उपदेशात्) is teaching. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss maunavad (मौनवद्) and itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम).
Next
3.4.49. anāviṣkurvann (अनाविष्कुर्वन्न्), because of anvaya (अन्वय).