10.1.2

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.2

अपि वाभिधानसंस्कारद्रव्यमर्थे क्रियेत तादर्थ्यात्

api vābhidhānasaṃskāradravyam arthe kriyeta tādarthyāt

The line

Even, a compound: or, a naming, a compounded thing, and a substance, in in the thing, in the meaning, would be done, because of because it is for that.

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: api (अपि) + vā-abhidhāna-saṃskāra-dravyam (वा-अभिधान-संस्कार-द्रव्यम्) + arthe (अर्थे) + kriyeta (क्रियेत) + tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
api (अपि)indeclinablealso, even
vā-abhidhāna-saṃskāra-dravyam (वा-अभिधान-संस्कार-द्रव्यम्)nominative or accusative singular, neutera compound: or, a naming, a compounded thing, and a substance. Read it from the end
arthe (अर्थे)locative singularin the thing, in the meaning
kriyeta (क्रियेत)optative, third person singularwould be done
tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्)ablative singularbecause it is for that

The phrases

api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā-abhidhāna-saṃskāra-dravyam (वा-अभिधान-संस्कार-द्रव्यम्) is a compound: or, a naming, a compounded thing, and a substance. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthe (अर्थे) is in the thing, in the meaning. It stands as locative singular.

kriyeta (क्रियेत) is would be done. It stands as optative, third person singular. tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) is because it is for that. It stands as ablative singular.

Sanskrit in this line

vā-abhidhāna-saṃskāra-dravyam (वा-अभिधान-संस्कार-द्रव्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss vā-abhidhāna-saṃskāra-dravyam (वा-अभिधान-संस्कार-द्रव्यम्) and arthe (अर्थे).

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10.1.3. Of of them, because of apratyakṣaviśiṣṭatva (अप्रत्यक्षविशिष्टत्व).