4.2.16
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.16
तदोकोग्रज्वलनं तत्प्रकाशितद्वारो विद्यासामर्थ्यात् तच्छेषगत्यनुस्मृतियोगाच्
tadokograjvalanaṃ tatprakāśitadvāro vidyāsāmarthyāt taccheṣagatyanusmṛtiyogāc
The line
tadokograjvalana (तदोकोग्रज्वलन), tatprakāśitadvāra (तत्प्रकाशितद्वार), because of a compound: knowing, and capacity, because of a compound: tacche (तच्छे), ṣaga (षग), tyanu (त्यनु), memory, and a joining.
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: tadokograjvalanaṃ (तदोकोग्रज्वलनं) + tatprakāśitadvāro (तत्प्रकाशितद्वारो) + vidyā-sāmarthyāt (विद्या-सामर्थ्यात्) + tacche-ṣaga-tyanu-smṛti-yogāc (तच्छे-षग-त्यनु-स्मृति-योगाच्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadokograjvalanaṃ (तदोकोग्रज्वलनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tadokograjvalana (तदोकोग्रज्वलन) |
| tatprakāśitadvāro (तत्प्रकाशितद्वारो) | nominative singular, masculine | tatprakāśitadvāra (तत्प्रकाशितद्वार) |
| vidyā-sāmarthyāt (विद्या-सामर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: knowing, and capacity. Read it from the end |
| tacche-ṣaga-tyanu-smṛti-yogāc (तच्छे-षग-त्यनु-स्मृति-योगाच्) | ablative singular | a compound: tacche (तच्छे), ṣaga (षग), tyanu (त्यनु), memory, and a joining. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tadokograjvalanaṃ (तदोकोग्रज्वलनं) is tadokograjvalana (तदोकोग्रज्वलन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tatprakāśitadvāro (तत्प्रकाशितद्वारो) is tatprakāśitadvāra (तत्प्रकाशितद्वार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
vidyā-sāmarthyāt (विद्या-सामर्थ्यात्) is a compound: knowing, and capacity. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tacche-ṣaga-tyanu-smṛti-yogāc (तच्छे-षग-त्यनु-स्मृति-योगाच्) is a compound: tacche (तच्छे), ṣaga (षग), tyanu (त्यनु), memory, and a joining. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tacche-ṣaga-tyanu-smṛti-yogāc (तच्छे-षग-त्यनु-स्मृति-योगाच्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadokograjvalanaṃ (तदोकोग्रज्वलनं) and tatprakāśitadvāro (तत्प्रकाशितद्वारो).