10.1.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.18
समत्वाच् च
samatvāc ca
The line
Because of because they are the same and.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. vyapadeśāt (व्यपदेशात्) from 10.1.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: samatvāt (समत्वात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| samatvāt (समत्वात्) | ablative singular | because they are the same |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
samatvāt (समत्वात्) is because they are the same. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it samatvāc (समत्वाच्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
samatvāt (समत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it samatvāc (समत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss samatvāt (समत्वात्).