4.2.20
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.20
योगिनः प्रति स्मर्येते स्मार्ते चैते
yoginaḥ prati smaryete smārte caite
The line
yogina (योगिन), toward, against, in smaryeta (स्मर्येत), in smārta (स्मार्त) and, these.
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: yoginaḥ (योगिनः) + prati (प्रति) + smaryete (स्मर्येते) + smārte (स्मार्ते) + ca (च) + ete (एते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yoginaḥ (योगिनः) | nominative singular, masculine | yogina (योगिन) |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| smaryete (स्मर्येते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | smaryeta (स्मर्येत) |
| smārte (स्मार्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | smārta (स्मार्त) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ete (एते) | nominative plural, masculine | these |
The phrases
yoginaḥ (योगिनः) is yogina (योगिन). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable. smaryete (स्मर्येते) is smaryeta (स्मर्येत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
smārte (स्मार्ते) is smārta (स्मार्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ete (एते) is these. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. The line joins them as caite.
Sanskrit in this line
smaryete (स्मर्येते) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as caite.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yoginaḥ (योगिनः) and prati (प्रति).
Next
4.3.1. By means of arcirāda (अर्चिराद), of tatprathita (तत्प्रथित).