ज्योतिर्दर्शनात् ॥ ४०॥ jyotirdarśanāt || 40 || jyotiḥ—Light; darśanāt—on account of (Brahman) being seen. 40. Light (is Brahman) on account of (Brahman) being seen (as the subject of the …
Brahma Sutra 1.3.39
कम्पनात् ॥ ३९॥ kampanāt || 39 || kampanāt—On account of vibration. 39. (Prana is Brahman) on account of the vibration (spoken of the whole world). “Whatever there is in the whole world …
Brahma Sutra 1.3.38
श्रवणाध्ययनार्थप्रतिषेधात् स्मृतेश्च ॥ ३८ ॥ śravaṇādhyayanārthapratiṣedhāt smṛteśca || 38 || śravaṇa-adhyayana-artha-pratiṣedhāt—Because of the prohibition of hearing, studying, and …
Brahma Sutra 1.3.37
तदभावनिर्धारणे च प्रवृत्तेः ॥ ३७ ॥ tadabhāvanirdhāraṇe ca pravṛtteḥ || 37 || tadabhāva-nirdhāraṇe—On the ascertainment of the absence of that (Sudrahood); ca—and; pravṛtteḥ—from …
Brahma Sutra 1.3.36
संस्कारपरामर्शात् तदभावाभिलापाच्च ॥ ३६ ॥ saṃskāraparāmarśāt tadabhāvābhilāpācca || 36 || saṃskāra-parāmarśāt—Purificatory ceremonies being mentioned; tat-abhāva-abhilāpāt—its absence being …
Brahma Sutra 1.3.35
क्षत्रियत्वगतेश्चोत्तरत्र चैत्ररथेन लिङ्गात् ॥ ३५ ॥ kṣatriyatvagateścottaratra caitrarathena liṅgāt || 35 || kṣatriyatvagateḥ—(His) Kshatriyahood being unknown; ca—and; uttaratra—later …