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Brahma Sutra ( 1 and 2 ) अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा | जन्माद्यस्य यतः | Thereafter Hence the Deliberation on Brahman From which Birth etc. Of this (universe proceed) अथातो =अथ +अत: ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा = Deliberation on Brahman/ Desirous to know about Brahman अथ = Thereafter अत: = Hence जन्माद्यस्य = जन्म + आदि +अस्य यतः = from which जन्म = Birth आदि = etc. अस्य = of Brahma Sutra (3) शास्त्र-योनित्वात् | Because of being the source of scriptures शास्त्र - scriptures योनि - source Brahma Sutra (4) तत् तु समन्वयात्  | That (Brahman) but ( although scriptures have originated from Brahman ) can be understood only from scriptures तत् = that  तु = but समन्वयात्  = because of being the object of implication (from scriptures) Brahma Sutra (5) ईक्षतेर्नाशब्दम् | As perceived and in conformity with the scriptures ईक्षते: =  Seen or perceived न = not अशब्दम् = not mentioned in scriptures Brahmasutra (6) गौणश्चेन्नात्मशब्दात्