4.1.13
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.13
तदधिगम उत्तरपूर्वाघयोरश्लेषविनाशौ तद्व्यपदेशात्
tadadhigama uttarapūrvāghayor aśleṣavināśau tadvyapadeśāt
The line
tadadhigama (तदधिगम), of a compound: the later, and pūrvāgha (पूर्वाघ), a compound: aśle (अश्ले), ṣavi (षवि), and destruction, because of a compound: that, and a designation.
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: tadadhigama (तदधिगम) + uttara-pūrvāghayoḥ (उत्तर-पूर्वाघयोः) + aśle-ṣavi-nāśau (अश्ले-षवि-नाशौ) + tad-vyapadeśāt (तद्-व्यपदेशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadadhigama (तदधिगम) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| uttara-pūrvāghayoḥ (उत्तर-पूर्वाघयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: the later, and pūrvāgha (पूर्वाघ). Read it from the end |
| aśle-ṣavi-nāśau (अश्ले-षवि-नाशौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: aśle (अश्ले), ṣavi (षवि), and destruction. Read it from the end |
| tad-vyapadeśāt (तद्-व्यपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and a designation. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tadadhigama (तदधिगम) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. uttara-pūrvāghayoḥ (उत्तर-पूर्वाघयोः) is a compound: the later, and pūrvāgha (पूर्वाघ). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it uttarapūrvāghayor (उत्तरपूर्वाघयोर्).
aśle-ṣavi-nāśau (अश्ले-षवि-नाशौ) is a compound: aśle (अश्ले), ṣavi (षवि), and destruction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine. tad-vyapadeśāt (तद्-व्यपदेशात्) is a compound: that, and a designation. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
uttara-pūrvāghayoḥ (उत्तर-पूर्वाघयोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it uttarapūrvāghayor (उत्तरपूर्वाघयोर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadadhigama (तदधिगम) and uttara-pūrvāghayoḥ (उत्तर-पूर्वाघयोः).
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