4.1.16
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.16
अग्निहोत्रादि तु तत्कार्यायैव तद्दर्शनात्
agnihotrādi tu tatkāryāyaiva taddarśanāt
The line
In a compound: fire, and hotrāda (होत्राद) but, for a compound: that, and an effect just, that, because of from seeing, because one sees.
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: agni-hotrādi (अग्नि-होत्रादि) + tu (तु) + tat-kāryāya (तत्-कार्याय) + eva (एव) + tad (तद्) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agni-hotrādi (अग्नि-होत्रादि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: fire, and hotrāda (होत्राद). Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tat-kāryāya (तत्-कार्याय) | dative singular | a compound: that, and an effect. Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
The phrases
agni-hotrādi (अग्नि-होत्रादि) is a compound: fire, and hotrāda (होत्राद). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. tat-kāryāya (तत्-कार्याय) is a compound: that, and an effect. Read it from the end. It stands as dative singular.
eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as tatkāryāyaiva (तत्कार्यायैव). 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
agni-hotrādi (अग्नि-होत्रादि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as tatkāryāyaiva (तत्कार्यायैव). The line joins them as taddarśanāt (तद्दर्शनात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agni-hotrādi (अग्नि-होत्रादि) and tat-kāryāya (तत्-कार्याय).
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