4.3.14
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.14
अप्रतीकालम्बनान् नयतीति बादरायण उभयथा च दोषात् तत्क्रतुश् च
apratīkālambanān nayatīti bādarāyaṇa ubhayathā ca doṣāt tatkratuś ca
The line
A compound: apratī (अप्रती), time, and mbana (म्बन), in a compound: a standpoint, and tīta (तीत), Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण), a compound: ubha (उभ), and as and, because of a fault, tatkratuś (तत्क्रतुश्) 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: apratī-kāla-mbanān (अप्रती-काल-म्बनान्) + naya-tīti (नय-तीति) + bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) + ubha-yathā (उभ-यथा) + ca (च) + doṣāt (दोषात्) + tatkratuś (तत्क्रतुश्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apratī-kāla-mbanān (अप्रती-काल-म्बनान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: apratī (अप्रती), time, and mbana (म्बन). Read it from the end |
| naya-tīti (नय-तीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: a standpoint, and tīta (तीत). Read it from the end |
| bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) | the stem, as the line writes it | Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) |
| ubha-yathā (उभ-यथा) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: ubha (उभ), and as. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| doṣāt (दोषात्) | ablative singular | a fault |
| tatkratuś (तत्क्रतुश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
apratī-kāla-mbanān (अप्रती-काल-म्बनान्) is a compound: apratī (अप्रती), time, and mbana (म्बन). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. naya-tīti (नय-तीति) is a compound: a standpoint, and tīta (तीत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) is Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण). It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. ubha-yathā (उभ-यथा) is a compound: ubha (उभ), and as. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. doṣāt (दोषात्) is a fault. It stands as ablative singular. tatkratuś (तत्क्रतुश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
apratī-kāla-mbanān (अप्रती-काल-म्बनान्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apratī-kāla-mbanān (अप्रती-काल-म्बनान्) and naya-tīti (नय-तीति).