3.4.9
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.9
तुल्यं तु दर्शनम्
tulyaṃ tu darśanam
The line
Like, equal but, seeing.
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. adhi-kopa-deśāt (अधि-कोप-देशात्) from 3.4.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tulyaṃ (तुल्यं) + tu (तु) + darśanam (दर्शनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tulyaṃ (तुल्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | like, equal |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| darśanam (दर्शनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seeing |
The phrases
tulyaṃ (तुल्यं) is like, equal. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
darśanam (दर्शनम्) is seeing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
darśanam (दर्शनम्) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tulyaṃ (तुल्यं) and darśanam (दर्शनम्).