4.3.9
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.9
कार्यात्यये तदध्यक्षेण सहातः परमभिधानात्
kāryātyaye tadadhyakṣeṇa sahātaḥ param abhidhānāt
The line
For kāryātya (कार्यात्य), by means of tadadhyakṣa (तदध्यक्ष), together with, therefore, from this, the highest, only, because of a naming.
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: kāryātyaye (कार्यात्यये) + tadadhyakṣeṇa (तदध्यक्षेण) + saha (सह) + ataḥ (अतः) + param (परम्) + abhidhānāt (अभिधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāryātyaye (कार्यात्यये) | dative singular | kāryātya (कार्यात्य) |
| tadadhyakṣeṇa (तदध्यक्षेण) | instrumental singular | tadadhyakṣa (तदध्यक्ष) |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| param (परम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| abhidhānāt (अभिधानात्) | ablative singular | a naming |
The phrases
kāryātyaye (कार्यात्यये) is kāryātya (कार्यात्य). It stands as dative singular. tadadhyakṣeṇa (तदध्यक्षेण) is tadadhyakṣa (तदध्यक्ष). It stands as instrumental singular. saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable.
ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as sahātaḥ (सहातः). param (परम्) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. abhidhānāt (अभिधानात्) is a naming. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadadhyakṣeṇa (तदध्यक्षेण) is instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as sahātaḥ (सहातः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāryātyaye (कार्यात्यये) and tadadhyakṣeṇa (तदध्यक्षेण).