3.4.7
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.7
नियमात्
niyamāt
The line
Because of a restriction.
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. tad-vat-aḥ (तद्-वत्-अः) from 3.4.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: niyamāt (नियमात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niyamāt (नियमात्) | ablative singular | a restriction |
The phrases
niyamāt (नियमात्) is a restriction. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
niyamāt (नियमात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niyamāt (नियमात्).