Brahma Sūtra 1.4.19

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

वाक्यान्वयात्

vākyānvayāt

Sūtra translation

(The Self to be seen, to be heard, &c. is the highest Self) on account of the connected meaning of the sentences.

We read in the Brihadâranyaka, in the Maitreyî-brâhmana the following passage, 'Verily, a husband is not dear that you may love the husband, &c.

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

वाक्यान्वयात्

vākyānvayāt

Sūtra translation

On account of the connected meaning of the sentences.

In spite of the conclusion arrived at there may remain a suspicion that here and there in the Upanishads texts are to be met

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 1.4.20 in this text

Sūtra

वाक्यान्वयात्

vākyānvayāt

Sūtra translation

Having regard also to the construing of (all) sentences (the whole body of scripture as ultimately referring to the main subject Brahman it should be granted that other things also are spoken of in scripture).

It is right to construe even sentences so as to connect every proposition (in scripture) with the Lord, though they may individually convey different

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