10.1.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.38
कपालविकारो वा विशयेऽर्थोपपत्तिभ्याम्
kapālavikāro vā viśaye 'rthopapattibhyām
The line
A compound: kapāla (कपाल), and a transformation or, for viśa (विश), of a compound: a thing, a meaning, a fitting, and bhya (भ्य).
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: kapāla-vikāraḥ (कपाल-विकारः) + vā (वा) + viśaye (विशये) + artha-upapatti-bhyām (अर्थ-उपपत्ति-भ्याम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kapāla-vikāraḥ (कपाल-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: kapāla (कपाल), and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| viśaye (विशये) | dative singular | viśa (विश) |
| artha-upapatti-bhyām (अर्थ-उपपत्ति-भ्याम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: a thing, a meaning, a fitting, and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
kapāla-vikāraḥ (कपाल-विकारः) is a compound: kapāla (कपाल), and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it kapālavikāro (कपालविकारो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
viśaye (विशये) is viśa (विश). It stands as dative singular. artha-upapatti-bhyām (अर्थ-उपपत्ति-भ्याम्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, a fitting, and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-upapatti-bhyām (अर्थ-उपपत्ति-भ्याम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kapālavikāro (कपालविकारो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kapāla-vikāraḥ (कपाल-विकारः) and viśaye (विशये).
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