4.1.3
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.3
आत्मेति तूपगच्छन्ति ग्राहयन्ति च
ātmeti tūpagacchanti grāhayanti ca
The line
The self thus, in tūpagacchanta (तूपगच्छन्त), in grāhayanta (ग्राहयन्त) and.
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: ātma (आत्म) + iti (इति) + tūpagacchanti (तूपगच्छन्ति) + grāhayanti (ग्राहयन्ति) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātma (आत्म) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| tūpagacchanti (तूपगच्छन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | tūpagacchanta (तूपगच्छन्त) |
| grāhayanti (ग्राहयन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | grāhayanta (ग्राहयन्त) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
ātma (आत्म) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as ātmeti (आत्मेति). tūpagacchanti (तूपगच्छन्ति) is tūpagacchanta (तूपगच्छन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
grāhayanti (ग्राहयन्ति) is grāhayanta (ग्राहयन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
tūpagacchanti (तूपगच्छन्ति) is locative singular, or nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins it on as ātmeti (आत्मेति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātma (आत्म) and tūpagacchanti (तूपगच्छन्ति).