वेदान्त पारिजात सौरभ (भगवद् निम्बार्काचार्य - द्वैताद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

[sū. 1. 4. 12.
ADH 3.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 235
by the pronoun 'in whom', and the ether, twenty-five principles are
not denoted
The meaning of the text is as follows 'The gods worship that',
viz Brahman. What is that? 'That which is the light of lights',
i.e. of sun and the rest, 'life', i.e. the cause of the longevity of its
own devotees, 'immortal', i.e. the object to be attained during the
state of release, this is the sense of the introductory text (Bṛh.
4.4.16, etc). 'In whom', i.e. in Brahman, 'the five five-people are
based'. The compound 'five-people' (pañca-jana) is to be explained
in accordance with the rule. 'Words indicating a quarter or a number
are compounded (with words in the same case ¹) to designate a name
(and the compound is a tat-puruṣa)' (Pāṇ 2.1.50, SD. K 727 ²).
The word 'five-people' is here understood as a name, since the meaning
of the component parts (i.e. the number five) is not intended to be
designated. Just as by the expression 'seven sages' each of the
seven sages is denoted, so by the word 'five-people' as well. On the
enquiry: How many five-people are there? the adjective 'five'
is added.³ As Yājñavalkya says 'In whom the ether is based that
alone is Brahman, the support of all and immortal. He who knows
the Highest Self, to be approached by the freed, the soul, the cause
of all existence and activity, becomes immortal, so I think. He who
does not know Him does not become free'
SŪTRA 12
"(THE 'FIVE-PEOPLE' ARE) THE VITAL-BREATH AND THE REST,
ON ACCOUNT OF THE COMPLEMENTARY PASSAGE"
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
"On account of the complementary passage", viz. 'Those who
know the breath of breath, the eye of eye, the ear of ear, the food of
¹ In accordance with the previous Pāṇ.-sūtra 2.1.49.
² P. 509, vol. 1.
³ I.e. the expression 'five-people' denotes the name of a certain class of
beings, and the expression 'five five-people' denotes that there are five classes
of such beings, just as the expression 'seven sages' denotes a certain class of
sages, (i.e. stars) and the expression 'seven seven-sages' denotes that there are
seven classes of such beings. What these classes of beings called 'five-people' are
is indicated in the next sūtra.