3.4.8
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.8
अधिकोपदेशात् तु बादरायणस्यैवं तद्दर्शनात्
adhikopadeśāt tu bādarāyaṇasyaivaṃ taddarśanāt
The line
Because of a compound: adhi (अधि), kopa (कोप), and a place but, a compound: Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण), and syaiva (स्यैव), 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: adhi-kopa-deśāt (अधि-कोप-देशात्) + tu (तु) + bādarāyaṇa-syaivaṃ (बादरायण-स्यैवं) + tad (तद्) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhi-kopa-deśāt (अधि-कोप-देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: adhi (अधि), kopa (कोप), and a place. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| bādarāyaṇa-syaivaṃ (बादरायण-स्यैवं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण), and syaiva (स्यैव). Read it from the end |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
The phrases
adhi-kopa-deśāt (अधि-कोप-देशात्) is a compound: adhi (अधि), kopa (कोप), and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. bādarāyaṇa-syaivaṃ (बादरायण-स्यैवं) is a compound: Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण), and syaiva (स्यैव). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
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
bādarāyaṇa-syaivaṃ (बादरायण-स्यैवं) 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 adhi-kopa-deśāt (अधि-कोप-देशात्) and bādarāyaṇa-syaivaṃ (बादरायण-स्यैवं).