4.2.18
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.18
निशि नेति चेन् न सम्बन्धस्य यावद्देहभावित्वाद् दर्शयति च
niśi neti cen na sambandhasya yāvaddehabhāvitvād darśayati ca
The line
If you say that in niśa (निश), not, no, of a connection, because of yāvaddehabhāvitva (यावद्देहभावित्व), shows and.
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: niśi (निशि) + na (न) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + sambandhasya (सम्बन्धस्य) + yāvaddehabhāvitvād (यावद्देहभावित्वाद्) + darśayati (दर्शयति) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niśi (निशि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | niśa (निश) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sambandhasya (सम्बन्धस्य) | genitive singular | a connection |
| yāvaddehabhāvitvād (यावद्देहभावित्वाद्) | ablative singular | yāvaddehabhāvitva (यावद्देहभावित्व) |
| darśayati (दर्शयति) | present, third person singular | shows |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
niśi (निशि) is niśa (निश). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as neti. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
sambandhasya (सम्बन्धस्य) is a connection. It stands as genitive singular. yāvaddehabhāvitvād (यावद्देहभावित्वाद्) is yāvaddehabhāvitva (यावद्देहभावित्व). It stands as ablative singular. darśayati (दर्शयति) is shows. It stands as present, third person singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
yāvaddehabhāvitvād (यावद्देहभावित्वाद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as neti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niśi (निशि) and sambandhasya (सम्बन्धस्य).
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