4.3.7
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.7
विशेषितत्वाच् च
viśeṣitatvāc ca
The line
Because of viśeṣitatva (विशेषितत्व) and.
Where it sits
In Brahma Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. Phala. The result. The last line says there is no return. The line is short. kāryaṃ (कार्यं) from 4.3.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: viśeṣitatvāc (विशेषितत्वाच्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viśeṣitatvāc (विशेषितत्वाच्) | ablative singular | viśeṣitatva (विशेषितत्व) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
viśeṣitatvāc (विशेषितत्वाच्) is viśeṣitatva (विशेषितत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣitatvāc (विशेषितत्वाच्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viśeṣitatvāc (विशेषितत्वाच्).
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