4.1.4
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.4
न प्रतीके न हि सः
na pratīke na hi saḥ
The line
Not in pratīka (प्रतीक), not. He, that.
Where it sits
In Brahma Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. Phala. The result. The last line says there is no return. The line is short. ātma (आत्म) from 4.1.3 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + pratīke (प्रतीके) + na (न) + hi (हि) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| pratīke (प्रतीके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | pratīka (प्रतीक) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. pratīke (प्रतीके) is pratīka (प्रतीक). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pratīke (प्रतीके) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratīke (प्रतीके) and saḥ (सः).
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