Brahma Sūtra 2.3.9

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

असंभवस्तु सतोऽनुपपत्तेः

asaṃbhavastu sato'nupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

But there is no origin of that which is (i.e. of Brahman), on account of the impossibility (of such an origin).

Somebody, who has learned from scripture that ether and air, although not in themselves likely to have originated, yet actually are things with a

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

असंभवस्तु सतोनुपपत्तेः

asaṃbhavastu satonupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

But there is non-origination of that which is (only); on account of impossibility.

The 'but' has an affirmative sense. There is non-origination of that which is, i.e. of Brahman only; of whatever is different from Brahman non-origination

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

असंभवस्तु सतोऽनुपपत्तेः

asaṃbhavastu sato'nupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

But there ie no origination of that which IS (i.e., of Vishnu), on account of its impossibility.

“ Non-Being (Asat) indeed was in the beginning of this (world); from it indeed sprang (Sat) Being ” (Tait II. 7). “From Non-Being sprang

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