10.1.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.31
स द्व्यर्थः स्यादुभयोः श्रुतिभूतत्वाद् विप्रतिपत्तौ तादर्थ्याद् विकारत्वमुक्तं तस्यार्थवादत्वम्
sa dvyarthaḥ syād ubhayoḥ śrutibhūtatvād vipratipattau tādarthyād vikāratvam uktaṃ tasyārthavādatvam
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, a compound: two, and a thing, a meaning, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of of both, because of a compound: scripture, and being already there, misunderstanding, because of because it is for that, a compound: a transformation, and the state of being that, what has been said, a compound: tasyā (तस्या), rtha (र्थ), honest debate, and tvama (त्वम).
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: sa (स) + dvi-arthaḥ (द्वि-अर्थः) + syād (स्याद्) + ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) + śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) + vipratipattau (विप्रतिपत्तौ) + tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) + vikāra-tvam (विकार-त्वम्) + uktaṃ (उक्तं) + tasyā-rtha-vāda-tvama (तस्या-र्थ-वाद-त्वम)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| dvi-arthaḥ (द्वि-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: two, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of both |
| śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, and being already there. Read it from the end |
| vipratipattau (विप्रतिपत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | misunderstanding |
| tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | because it is for that |
| vikāra-tvam (विकार-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a transformation, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| uktaṃ (उक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| tasyā-rtha-vāda-tvama (तस्या-र्थ-वाद-त्वम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: tasyā (तस्या), rtha (र्थ), honest debate, and tvama (त्वम). Read it from the end |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. dvi-arthaḥ (द्वि-अर्थः) is a compound: two, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) is of both. It stands as genitive or locative dual. śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: scripture, and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śrutibhūtatvād (श्रुतिभूतत्वाद्).
vipratipattau (विप्रतिपत्तौ) is misunderstanding. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) is because it is for that. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tādarthyād (तादर्थ्याद्). vikāra-tvam (विकार-त्वम्) is a compound: a transformation, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. uktaṃ (उक्तं) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tasyā-rtha-vāda-tvama (तस्या-र्थ-वाद-त्वम) is a compound: tasyā (तस्या), rtha (र्थ), honest debate, and tvama (त्वम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
tasyā-rtha-vāda-tvama (तस्या-र्थ-वाद-त्वम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrutibhūtatvād (श्रुतिभूतत्वाद्). The line writes it tādarthyād (तादर्थ्याद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and dvi-arthaḥ (द्वि-अर्थः).