न वा, विशेषात् ॥ २१ ॥ na vā, viśeṣāt || 21 || na vā—Rather not; viśeṣāt—on account of difference. 21. Rather not (so) on account of the difference (of abode). This Sutra refutes the …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.20
संबन्धादेवमन्यत्रापि ॥ २० ॥ saṃbandhādevamanyatrāpi || 20 || saṃbandhāt—On account of the connection; evam—like this; anyatra—in other cases; api—also. 20. In other eases also …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.19
समान एवञ्च, अभेदात् ॥ १९ ॥ samāna evañca, abhedāt || 19 || samāne—In the same Sakha; evam—(it is) like this; ca—also; abhedāt—on account of non-difference. 19. In the same Sakha also (it is) …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.18
कार्याख्यानादपूर्वम् ॥ १८ ॥ kāryākhyānādapūrvam || 18 || kāryākhyānāt—On account, of being a restatement of an act (already enjoined by the Smriti); apūrvam—what has not been so enjoined …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.17
अन्वयादिति चेत्, स्यात् अवधारणात् ॥ १७ ॥ anvayāditi cet, syāt avadhāraṇāt || 17 || anvayāt—Because of the context; iti cet—if it be said; syāt—it might be so; avadhāraṇāt—on …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.16
आत्मगृहीतिरितरवत्, उत्तरात् ॥ १६ ॥ ātmagṛhītiritaravat, uttarāt || 16 || ātmagṛhīti—The Supreme Self is meant; itaravat—as in other texts (dealing with creation); uttarāt—on account …