4.1.9
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.9
अचलत्वं चापेक्ष्य
acalatvaṃ cāpekṣya
The line
acalatva (अचलत्व), cāpekṣya (चापेक्ष्य).
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. dhyānāc (ध्यानाच्) from 4.1.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: acalatvaṃ (अचलत्वं) + cāpekṣya (चापेक्ष्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| acalatvaṃ (अचलत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | acalatva (अचलत्व) |
| cāpekṣya (चापेक्ष्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
acalatvaṃ (अचलत्वं) is acalatva (अचलत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
cāpekṣya (चापेक्ष्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
acalatvaṃ (अचलत्वं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss acalatvaṃ (अचलत्वं) and cāpekṣya (चापेक्ष्य).