2.38
ब्रह्मचर्यप्रतिष्ठायां वीर्यलाभः
brahmacarya-pratiṣṭhāyāṃ vīrya-lābhaḥ
The line
When continence is established, vitality is gained.
नेपालीमा
ब्रह्मचर्य स्थापित भएमा वीर्य प्राप्त हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The fourth fruit. Energy was a predecessor of samādhi (समाधि) in 1.20. Here it is the fruit of continence, which is why the limb sits where it does, before the concentrative limbs.
Split: brahmacarya (ब्रह्मचर्य) + pratiṣṭhāyām (प्रतिष्ठायाम्) + vīrya (वीर्य) + lābhaḥ (लाभः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brahmacarya (ब्रह्मचर्य) | stem | continence. |
| pratiṣṭhāyām (प्रतिष्ठायाम्) | locative singular | when it is established. |
| vīrya (वीर्य) | stem | vitality, energy. The vīrya (वीर्य) of 1.20. |
| lābhaḥ (लाभः) | nominative singular, masculine | the gaining. |
The phrases
When continence is established, vitality is gained. vīrya-lābhaḥ (वीर्यलाभः) is a simple compound: a gaining, and what is gained is vitality. No new sandhi.
Sanskrit in this line
Nothing new in the grammar. The pattern is the lesson. Locative, then nominative.
Say it back
Say it as a pair with 2.37 so the pattern is in the mouth, not only on the page.
Next
2.39. When one is steady in non-grasping, there is knowledge of the how of birth.