4.4.5
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.5
ब्राह्मेण जैमिनिरुपन्यासादिभ्यः
brāhmeṇa jaiminir upanyāsādibhyaḥ
The line
By means of brāhma (ब्राह्म), Jaimini, for upanyāsāda (उपन्यासाद).
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: brāhmeṇa (ब्राह्मेण) + jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) + upanyāsādibhyaḥ (उपन्यासादिभ्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brāhmeṇa (ब्राह्मेण) | instrumental singular | brāhma (ब्राह्म) |
| jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) | nominative singular, masculine | Jaimini |
| upanyāsādibhyaḥ (उपन्यासादिभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | upanyāsāda (उपन्यासाद) |
The phrases
brāhmeṇa (ब्राह्मेण) is brāhma (ब्राह्म). It stands as instrumental singular. jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) is Jaimini. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it jaiminir.
upanyāsādibhyaḥ (उपन्यासादिभ्यः) is upanyāsāda (उपन्यासाद). It stands as dative or ablative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
upanyāsādibhyaḥ (उपन्यासादिभ्यः) is dative or ablative plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it jaiminir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss brāhmeṇa (ब्राह्मेण) and jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः).