Brahma Sūtra 1.3.35

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Śaṅkara’s text carries this sūtra and Sūtra 1.3.35a as one sūtra.

Sūtra

क्षत्रियत्वगतेश्चोत्तरत्र चैत्ररथेन लिङ्गात्

kṣatriyatvagateścottaratra caitrarathena liṅgāt

Sūtra translation

And because the kshattriyahood (of Jânasruti) is understood from the inferential mark (supplied by his being mentioned) later on with Kaitraratha (who was a kshattriya himself).

Jânasruti cannot have been a Sûdra by birth for that reason also that his being a kshattriya is understood from an inferential sign, viz.

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 1.3.34 in this text

Sūtra

क्षत्त्रियत्वावगतेश्च

kṣattriyatvāvagateśca

Sūtra translation

And on account of (Jânasruti ) kshattriya-hood being understood.

The first section of the vidyâ tells us that Jânasruti bestowed much wealth and food; later on he is represented as sending his door-keeper

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Madhva’s text carries this sūtra and Sūtra 1.3.35a as one sūtra.

Sūtra

क्षत्रियत्वावगते श्चोत्तरत्र चैत्ररथेन लिङ्गात्

kṣatriyatvāvagate ścottaratra caitrarathena liṅgāt

Sūtra translation

And because it becomes clear that he (Poutrayana) is a Kshatriya from (the indicatory circumstance of having a Chitra Rat ha (mentioned) later on.

And (besides the reason already given), from the subsequent sentence,4 this is-a chariot (drawn by) .the mule,’ which mentions 4 Chitraratha ’ connected with

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