3.4.50
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.50
ऐहिकमप्रस्तुतप्रतिबन्धे तद्दर्शनात्
aihikam aprastutapratibandhe taddarśanāt
The line
aihika (ऐहिक), in a compound: apra (अप्र), stuta (स्तुत), toward, against, and bondage, that, because of from seeing, because one sees.
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: aihikam (ऐहिकम्) + apra-stuta-prati-bandhe (अप्र-स्तुत-प्रति-बन्धे) + tad (तद्) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aihikam (ऐहिकम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aihika (ऐहिक) |
| apra-stuta-prati-bandhe (अप्र-स्तुत-प्रति-बन्धे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: apra (अप्र), stuta (स्तुत), toward, against, and bondage. Read it from the end |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
The phrases
aihikam (ऐहिकम्) is aihika (ऐहिक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. apra-stuta-prati-bandhe (अप्र-स्तुत-प्रति-बन्धे) is a compound: apra (अप्र), stuta (स्तुत), toward, against, and bondage. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as taddarśanāt (तद्दर्शनात्).
Sanskrit in this line
apra-stuta-prati-bandhe (अप्र-स्तुत-प्रति-बन्धे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as taddarśanāt (तद्दर्शनात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aihikam (ऐहिकम्) and apra-stuta-prati-bandhe (अप्र-स्तुत-प्रति-बन्धे).