Brahma Sūtra 1.4.16
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
जगद्वाचित्वात्
jagadvācitvāt
Sūtra translation
(He whose work is this is Brahman), because (the 'work') denotes the world.
In the Kaushîtaki-brâhmana, in the dialogue of Bâlâki and Ajàtasatru, we read, 'O Bâlâki, he who is the maker of those persons, he of
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
जगद्वाचित्वात्
jagadvācitvāt
Sūtra translation
Because it denotes the world.
The Sânkhya comes forward with a further objection. Although the Vedânta-texts teach an intelligent principle to be the cause of the world, they do
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 1.4.17 in this text
Sūtra
जगद्वाचित्वात्
jagadvācitvāt
Sūtra translation
For (they, words, are first known) as the names of the things of the word.
The world (men) think and talk of the world generally but not of the Supreme Lord. Hence words have been known as attached to