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[sū. 1. 3. 8. ADH. 2.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 151 The following is recorded by the Chāndogas: '“It has been heard by me from men like you that one who knows the soul crosses over sorrow. I am such a sorrowing one, reverend sir! Cause me, sir, to cross over the sorrow”' (Chānd. 7.1.3), thus asked by Nārada, his preceptor, the reverend Sanatkumāra, the teacher of the doctrine of salvation, taught: 'The name is Brahman' (Chānd. 7 1.5). Again, asked thus: '“Is there, sir, more than name”?' (Chānd. 7.1.5), he taught: '“Speech, verily, is more than name”' (Chānd. 7.2.1). In this way, fifteen objects, beginning with name and ending with the vital-breath, were taught.¹ After having taught the vital-breath, he, without being asked any further question, taught the following '“But he, verily, speaks superiorly who speaks superiorly through truth”' (Chānd. 7.16.1), '“But the Plenty alone should be enquired after”. “I enquire, sir, after the Plenty.” “Where one does not see another, does not hear another, does not know another, that is the Plenty. But where one sees another, hears another, knows another, that is the small”' (Chānd. 7.23.1–24.1). Here the term 'plenty' (bhūman) denotes 'muchness'. It is derived in the following manner: The suffix 'imanic' is added to the word 'bahu' (much) in the sense of 'the nature thereof'², in accordance with the rule. 'The (suffix) “imanic” is optionally added to the words “pṛthu” and the rest' (Pāṇ. 5.1.122, SD. K. 1784 ³) (in order to indicate the sense 'the nature thereof'—Pāṇ. 5.1.119, SD. K. 1781). Then the root (viz. bahu) and the suffix (viz. imanic) undergo a change in accordance with the rule: 'After “bahu”, the first letters of “iman” and “īyas” affixes are elided, and “bahu” is replaced by the word “bhū”' (Pāṇ. 6.4.154, 158; SD. K. 2017 ⁴). Here 'muchness' means 'immensity' (i.e. quantitative greatness), and not numerosity (i.e. numerical greatness), because just as the term 'bahu' denotes number, as in the examples: 'In expressing numerosity the plural case affix is used' (Pāṇ. 1.4.21 : SD. K. 187 ⁵), 'Many, purified by the penance of knowledge' (Gītā. 4.10), 'After many births' (Gītā. 7.19) and so on, so it is seen to be applied in the sense of 'immensity' also, in contrast to smallness, as in the example: 'He who renders service, be it great or small, to one who has heard Scripture'. Here, too, the term 'plenty' being used ¹ Vide Chānd. 7.1 et seq. ² Tasya bhāvaḥ ³ P. 894, vol. 1. Correct quotation translated: 'Pṛthvādibhya imanic vā'. ⁴ P. 908, vol. 1. That is, bahu+imanic = bhū+man = bhūman. ⁵ P. 114, vol. 1.