4.4.6
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.6
चितितन्मात्रेण तदात्मकत्वादित्यौडुलोमिः
cititanmātreṇa tadātmakatvād ity auḍulomiḥ
The line
By means of a compound: awareness, and tanmātra (तन्मात्र), because of tadātmakatva (तदात्मकत्व) thus, auḍuloma (औडुलोम).
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: citi-tanmātreṇa (चिति-तन्मात्रेण) + tadātmakatvād (तदात्मकत्वाद्) + ity (इत्य्) + auḍulomiḥ (औडुलोमिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| citi-tanmātreṇa (चिति-तन्मात्रेण) | instrumental singular | a compound: awareness, and tanmātra (तन्मात्र). Read it from the end |
| tadātmakatvād (तदात्मकत्वाद्) | ablative singular | tadātmakatva (तदात्मकत्व) |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| auḍulomiḥ (औडुलोमिः) | nominative singular | auḍuloma (औडुलोम) |
The phrases
citi-tanmātreṇa (चिति-तन्मात्रेण) is a compound: awareness, and tanmātra (तन्मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. tadātmakatvād (तदात्मकत्वाद्) is tadātmakatva (तदात्मकत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. auḍulomiḥ (औडुलोमिः) is auḍuloma (औडुलोम). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
citi-tanmātreṇa (चिति-तन्मात्रेण) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss citi-tanmātreṇa (चिति-तन्मात्रेण) and tadātmakatvād (तदात्मकत्वाद्).