Brahma Sūtra 3.1.2
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
त्र्यात्मकत्वात्तु भूयस्त्वात्
tryātmakatvāttu bhūyastvāt
Sūtra translation
But on account of (water) consisting of three (elements) (the soul is enveloped not by water merely; the latter alone is, however, mentioned) on account of preponderance.
The word ‘but’ disposes of the objection raised.—Water consists of three elements, as we know from the scriptural statement regarding tripartition. If, therefore, water
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
त्र्यात्मकत्वात्तु भूयस्त्वात्
tryātmakatvāttu bhūyastvāt
Sūtra translation
But on account of (water) consisting of the three elements; on account of predominance.
Water alone could not produce a new body; for the text Ch. Up. VI, 3, 4, 'Each of these he made tripartite,' shows that
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
त्र्यात्मकत्वात्तु भूयस्त्वात्
tryātmakatvāttu bhūyastvāt
Sūtra translation
(The soul goes enveloped in all the elements, not merely in water), because water consists of three elements and also prepon- derates (over other elements in the body) ; (therefore the term water indicates all the three).
(When it has to be said that all the elements accom- pany the departing soul), the use of the term * water ’ in