Vedānta Sūtra 1.1.1
oṁ athāto brahma-jijñāsā
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Synonyms
atha — now; ataḥ — therefore; brahma-jijñāsā — inquire into Brahman (the Supreme Personality of Godhead).
Translation
Now, therefore, one should inquire into Brahman (the Supreme Personality of Godhead).
Vedānta Sūtra 1.1.2
oṁ janmādy asya yataḥ
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Synonyms
janma-ādi — creation, sustenance and destruction; asya — of the manifested universe; yataḥ — from whom.
Translation
That Brahman (the Supreme Spirit) is He from whom the creation, sustenance and destruction of the manifested universe arises.
Vedānta Sūtra 1.1.12
oṁ ānanda-mayo 'bhyāsāt
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Synonyms
ānanda-mayaḥ — composed of happiness; abhyāsāt — by nature.
Translation
By nature, the Supreme Lord is blissful.
Hare Kṛṣṇa! These are the opening sūtras of the Vedānta-sūtra (Brahma-sūtra), which establish the fundamental inquiry into the Absolute Truth (Brahman), identified as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the source of everything and full of transcendental bliss. Let me know if you'd like the next set of sūtras (e.g., 1.1.3–1.1.31 or any specific ones), purports excerpts from Śrīla Prabhupāda's commentary, or verses from other granthas in the same format!