10.1.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.10
स्थाणौ तु देशमात्रत्वादनिबृत्तिः प्रतीयेत
sthāṇau tu deśamātratvād anibṛttiḥ pratīyeta
The line
sthāṇa (स्थाण) but, because of a compound: a place, and mātratva (मात्रत्व), anibṛtta (अनिबृत्त), would be understood.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sthāṇau (स्थाणौ) + tu (तु) + deśa-mātratvāt (देश-मात्रत्वात्) + anibṛttiḥ (अनिबृत्तिः) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sthāṇau (स्थाणौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | sthāṇa (स्थाण) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| deśa-mātratvāt (देश-मात्रत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a place, and mātratva (मात्रत्व). Read it from the end |
| anibṛttiḥ (अनिबृत्तिः) | nominative singular | anibṛtta (अनिबृत्त) |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
sthāṇau (स्थाणौ) is sthāṇa (स्थाण). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. deśa-mātratvāt (देश-मात्रत्वात्) is a compound: a place, and mātratva (मात्रत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it deśamātratvād (देशमात्रत्वाद्).
anibṛttiḥ (अनिबृत्तिः) is anibṛtta (अनिबृत्त). It stands as nominative singular. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
deśa-mātratvāt (देश-मात्रत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it deśamātratvād (देशमात्रत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sthāṇau (स्थाणौ) and deśa-mātratvāt (देश-मात्रत्वात्).