10.1.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.17
व्यपदेशाद् देवतान्तरम्
vyapadeśād devatāntaram
The line
Because of a designation, a compound: a deity, and a difference, an interval.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. tathā-ājya-bhāgāgniḥ (तथा-आज्य-भागाग्निः) from 10.1.16 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vyapadeśāt (व्यपदेशात्) + devatā-antaram (देवता-अन्तरम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vyapadeśāt (व्यपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a designation |
| devatā-antaram (देवता-अन्तरम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a deity, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vyapadeśāt (व्यपदेशात्) is a designation. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vyapadeśād (व्यपदेशाद्).
devatā-antaram (देवता-अन्तरम्) is a compound: a deity, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
devatā-antaram (देवता-अन्तरम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vyapadeśād (व्यपदेशाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vyapadeśāt (व्यपदेशात्) and devatā-antaram (देवता-अन्तरम्).