Brahma Sūtra 1.4.7
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
महद्वच्च
mahadvacca
Sūtra translation
And (the case of the term avyakta) is like that of the term mahat.
While the Sâ@nkhyas employ the term 'the Great one,' to denote the first-born entity, which is mere existence (? viz. the intellect), the term
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
महद्वच्च
mahadvacca
Sūtra translation
And as in the case of the 'Great.'
In the case of the passage 'Higher than the intellect is the Great Self,' we conclude from the co-ordination of 'the Great' with the
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 1.4.8 in this text
Sūtra
महद्वच्च
mahadvacca
Sūtra translation
And like the word * Mahat ’ (the great.)
Just as the word * Mahat ’ (the great) though general- ly accepted to denote the ‘ Mahat Tatva’ (a material prin- ciple) is