4.1.11
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.11
यत्रैकाग्रता तत्राविशेषात्
yatraikāgratā tatrāviśeṣāt
The line
yatraikāgrata (यत्रैकाग्रत), there, because of because there is no difference.
Where it sits
In Brahma Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. Phala. The result. The last line says there is no return. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yatraikāgratā (यत्रैकाग्रता) + tatra (तत्र) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yatraikāgratā (यत्रैकाग्रता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | yatraikāgrata (यत्रैकाग्रत) |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
yatraikāgratā (यत्रैकाग्रता) is yatraikāgrata (यत्रैकाग्रत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as tatrāviśeṣāt (तत्राविशेषात्).
Sanskrit in this line
yatraikāgratā (यत्रैकाग्रता) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tatrāviśeṣāt (तत्राविशेषात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yatraikāgratā (यत्रैकाग्रता) and tatra (तत्र).