3.4.6
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.6
तद्वतो विधानात्
tadvato vidhānāt
The line
A compound: that, and possessing, because of because of the rule.
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 line is short. sama-nvāra-mbhaṇāt (सम-न्वार-म्भणात्) from 3.4.5 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tad-vat-aḥ (तद्-वत्-अः) + vidhānāt (विधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad-vat-aḥ (तद्-वत्-अः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: that, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
The phrases
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.
vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tad-vat-aḥ (तद्-वत्-अः) 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 tad-vat-aḥ (तद्-वत्-अः) and vidhānāt (विधानात्).