4.4.3
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.3
आत्मा प्रकरणात्
ātmā prakaraṇāt
The line
The self, because of because of the context.
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. muktaḥ (मुक्तः) from 4.4.2 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ātmā (आत्मा) + prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) | ablative singular | because of the context |
The phrases
ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) is because of the context. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmā (आत्मा) and prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्).
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