4.4.18
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.18
प्रत्यक्षोपदेशादिति चेन् नाधिकारिकमण्डलस्थोक्तेः
pratyakṣopadeśād iti cen nādhikārikamaṇḍalasthokteḥ
The line
If you say that because of a compound: direct, and teaching, then of a compound: nādhi (नाधि), kāri (कारि), kama (कम), ṇḍala (ण्डल), standing, and what has been said.
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. jagadvyāpāravarjaṃ (जगद्व्यापारवर्जं) from 4.4.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + nādhi-kāri-kama-ṇḍala-stha-ukteḥ (नाधि-कारि-कम-ण्डल-स्थ-उक्तेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: direct, and teaching. Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| nādhi-kāri-kama-ṇḍala-stha-ukteḥ (नाधि-कारि-कम-ण्डल-स्थ-उक्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: nādhi (नाधि), kāri (कारि), kama (कम), ṇḍala (ण्डल), standing, and what has been said. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) is a compound: direct, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pratyakṣopadeśād (प्रत्यक्षोपदेशाद्). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. nādhi-kāri-kama-ṇḍala-stha-ukteḥ (नाधि-कारि-कम-ण्डल-स्थ-उक्तेः) is a compound: nādhi (नाधि), kāri (कारि), kama (कम), ṇḍala (ण्डल), standing, and what has been said. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nādhi-kāri-kama-ṇḍala-stha-ukteḥ (नाधि-कारि-कम-ण्डल-स्थ-उक्तेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratyakṣopadeśād (प्रत्यक्षोपदेशाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) and nādhi-kāri-kama-ṇḍala-stha-ukteḥ (नाधि-कारि-कम-ण्डल-स्थ-उक्तेः).
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