4.4.16
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.16
स्वाप्ययसंपत्योरन्यतरापेक्षमाविष्कृतं हि
svāpyayasaṃpatyor anyatarāpekṣam āviṣkṛtaṃ hi
The line
svāpyayasaṃpatyor (स्वाप्ययसंपत्योर्), a compound: other, tarā (तरा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष), āviṣkṛta (आविष्कृत).
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: svāpyayasaṃpatyor (स्वाप्ययसंपत्योर्) + anya-tarā-pekṣam (अन्य-तरा-पेक्षम्) + āviṣkṛtaṃ (आविष्कृतं) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svāpyayasaṃpatyor (स्वाप्ययसंपत्योर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| anya-tarā-pekṣam (अन्य-तरा-पेक्षम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: other, tarā (तरा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष). Read it from the end |
| āviṣkṛtaṃ (आविष्कृतं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | āviṣkṛta (आविष्कृत) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
svāpyayasaṃpatyor (स्वाप्ययसंपत्योर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. anya-tarā-pekṣam (अन्य-तरा-पेक्षम्) is a compound: other, tarā (तरा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
āviṣkṛtaṃ (आविष्कृतं) is āviṣkṛta (आविष्कृत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
svāpyayasaṃpatyor (स्वाप्ययसंपत्योर्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svāpyayasaṃpatyor (स्वाप्ययसंपत्योर्) and anya-tarā-pekṣam (अन्य-तरा-पेक्षम्).