4.1.8
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.8
ध्यानाच् च
dhyānāc ca
The line
Because of dhyāna (ध्यान) and.
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. āsīnaḥ (आसीनः) from 4.1.7 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: dhyānāc (ध्यानाच्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhyānāc (ध्यानाच्) | ablative singular | dhyāna (ध्यान) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
dhyānāc (ध्यानाच्) is dhyāna (ध्यान). It stands as ablative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
dhyānāc (ध्यानाच्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dhyānāc (ध्यानाच्).