Suutra 1:
athaato brahma-jijñaasaa
Without sandhi:
atha; ataH; brahma-jijñaasaa
Swami Sivananda's translation:
Now, therefore, the enquiry into Brahman.
Glossary:
atha & athA adv. then, now; therefore, accordingly; further, also;
[[&]] however, but (often merely expletive). At the beginning of books
or sections of books = now
atas (~ataH) adv. hence, afterwards, then, from now (ñ {Urdhvam &
param}); therefore, consequently. Also = abl. of 1 {a}.
jijñAsana (= jijñAsA) n. desire of knowing , investigation Katha1s.v ,
136.
