4.4.11
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.11
भावं जैमिनिर् विकल्पामननात्
bhāvaṃ jaiminir vikalpāmananāt
The line
A state, Jaimini, because of vikalpāmanana (विकल्पामनन).
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: bhāvaṃ (भावं) + jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) + vikalpāmananāt (विकल्पामननात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhāvaṃ (भावं) | accusative singular, masculine | a state |
| jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) | nominative singular, masculine | Jaimini |
| vikalpāmananāt (विकल्पामननात्) | ablative singular | vikalpāmanana (विकल्पामनन) |
The phrases
bhāvaṃ (भावं) is a state. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) is Jaimini. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it jaiminir.
vikalpāmananāt (विकल्पामननात्) is vikalpāmanana (विकल्पामनन). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vikalpāmananāt (विकल्पामननात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it jaiminir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāvaṃ (भावं) and jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः).