4.4.2
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.2
मुक्तः प्रतिज्ञानात्
muktaḥ pratijñānāt
The line
One who is released, toward, against, because of from knowing.
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: muktaḥ (मुक्तः) + prati (प्रति) + jñānāt (ज्ञानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| muktaḥ (मुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | one who is released |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| jñānāt (ज्ञानात्) | ablative singular | from knowing |
The phrases
muktaḥ (मुक्तः) is one who is released. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable.
jñānāt (ज्ञानात्) is from knowing. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as pratijñānāt (प्रतिज्ञानात्).
Sanskrit in this line
muktaḥ (मुक्तः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as pratijñānāt (प्रतिज्ञानात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss muktaḥ (मुक्तः) and prati (प्रति).