10.1.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.13
मन्त्रवर्णश् च तद्वत्
mantravarṇaś ca tadvat
The line
A compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class and, like that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. samākhyā-naṃ (समाख्या-नं) from 10.1.12 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: mantra-varṇaḥ (मन्त्र-वर्णः) + ca (च) + tadvat (तद्वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mantra-varṇaḥ (मन्त्र-वर्णः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tadvat (तद्वत्) | indeclinable | like that |
The phrases
mantra-varṇaḥ (मन्त्र-वर्णः) is a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it mantravarṇaś (मन्त्रवर्णश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tadvat (तद्वत्) is like that. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
mantra-varṇaḥ (मन्त्र-वर्णः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it mantravarṇaś (मन्त्रवर्णश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mantra-varṇaḥ (मन्त्र-वर्णः) and tadvat (तद्वत्).