4.2.12
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.12
प्रतिषेधादिति चेन् न शारीरात् स्पष्टो ह्येकेषाम्
pratiṣedhād iti cen na śārīrāt spaṣṭo hyekeṣām
The line
If you say that because of a denial, no, because of śārīra (शारीर), spaṣṭa (स्पष्ट), of hyekeṣa (ह्येकेष).
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: pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + śārīrāt (शारीरात्) + spaṣṭo (स्पष्टो) + hyekeṣām (ह्येकेषाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a denial |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| śārīrāt (शारीरात्) | ablative singular | śārīra (शारीर) |
| spaṣṭo (स्पष्टो) | nominative singular, masculine | spaṣṭa (स्पष्ट) |
| hyekeṣām (ह्येकेषाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | hyekeṣa (ह्येकेष) |
The phrases
pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) is a denial. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pratiṣedhād (प्रतिषेधाद्). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
śārīrāt (शारीरात्) is śārīra (शारीर). It stands as ablative singular. spaṣṭo (स्पष्टो) is spaṣṭa (स्पष्ट). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. hyekeṣām (ह्येकेषाम्) is hyekeṣa (ह्येकेष). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it pratiṣedhād (प्रतिषेधाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) and śārīrāt (शारीरात्).