पटवच्च ॥ १९ ॥ paṭavacca || 19 || paṭavat—Like cloth; ca—and. 19. And like a piece of cloth. Even as is cloth folded and spread out, so is the world before and after creation. In the …
Brahma Sutra 2.1.28
आत्मनि चैवं विचित्राश्च हि ॥ २८ ॥ ātmani caivaṃ vicitrāśca hi || 28 || ātmani—In the individual soul; ca—and; evaṃ—thus; vicitrāḥ—diverse; ca—also; hi—because. 28. …
Brahma Sutra 2.1.27
श्रुतेस्तु, शब्दमूलत्वात् ॥ २७ ॥ śrutestu, śabdamūlatvāt || 27 || śruteḥ—On account of scriptural texts; tu—but; śabdamūlatvāt—on account of being based on the scripture. 27. But …
Brahma Sutra 3.1.27
योनेः शरीरम् ॥ २७ ॥ yoneḥ śarīram || 27 || yoneḥ—From the womb; śarīram—body. 27. From the womb a (new) body (results). Finally the actual birth of the soul is referred to in this …
Brahma Sutra 2.1.26
कृत्स्नप्रसक्तिर्निरवयवत्वशब्दकोपोवा ॥ २६ ॥ kṛtsnaprasaktirniravayavatvaśabdakopovā || 26 || kṛtsna-prasaktiḥ—Possibility of the entire (Brahman being …
Brahma Sutra 2.1.25
देवादिवदपि लोके ॥ २५ ॥ devādivadapi loke || 25 || devādivat—Like gods and others; api—even; loke—in the world. 25. (The case of Brahman creating the world is) even like the gods …