4.4.22
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.22
अनावृत्तिः शब्दादनावृत्तिः शब्दात्
anāvṛttiḥ śabdād anāvṛttiḥ śabdāt
The line
No return, because of a word, no return, because of a word.
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: anāvṛttiḥ (अनावृत्तिः) + śabdāt (शब्दात्) + anāvṛttiḥ (अनावृत्तिः) + śabdāt (शब्दात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anāvṛttiḥ (अनावृत्तिः) | nominative singular | no return |
| śabdāt (शब्दात्) | ablative singular | a word |
| anāvṛttiḥ (अनावृत्तिः) | nominative singular | no return |
| śabdāt (शब्दात्) | ablative singular | a word |
The phrases
anāvṛttiḥ (अनावृत्तिः) is no return. It stands as nominative singular. śabdāt (शब्दात्) is a word. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śabdād (शब्दाद्).
anāvṛttiḥ (अनावृत्तिः) is no return. It stands as nominative singular. śabdāt (शब्दात्) is a word. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anāvṛttiḥ (अनावृत्तिः) is nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it śabdād (शब्दाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anāvṛttiḥ (अनावृत्तिः) and śabdāt (शब्दात्).