Brahma Sūtra 2.3.12

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Śaṅkara’s text carries this sūtra and Sūtra 2.3.11a as one sūtra.

Sūtra

पृथिव्यधिकाररूपशब्दान्तरेभ्यः

pṛthivyadhikārarūpaśabdāntarebhyaḥ

Sūtra translation

The earth (is meant by the word ‘anna’), on account of the subject-matter, the colour, and other passages.

We read, ‘ Water thought, may I be many, may I grow forth. It sent forth food (anna) ’ {Kh, Up. VI, 2, 4).

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.3.13 in this text

Sūtra

अधिकाररूपशब्दान्तरेभ्यः

adhikārarūpaśabdāntarebhyaḥ

Sūtra translation

Earth on account of the subject-matter, the colour, and other texts.

That the word 'food' denotes the earth is to be inferred from the fact that the section in which the word occurs has for

Dvaita Vedānta

Madhva’s text carries this sūtra and Sūtra 2.3.11a as one sūtra.

Sūtra

पृथिव्यधिकाररूपशब्दान्तरादिभ्यः

pṛthivyadhikārarūpaśabdāntarādibhyaḥ

Sūtra translation

Earth (is meant by tie word Anna), on account of the subject matter, (the mentton of) particular colour, and of other texts mentioning colour, etc.

In the earlier text quoted above, Prithivi (Earth) is spoken of by the word Anna; for that text is found in the chapter dealing