10.2.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.18
सर्वत्वं च तेषामधिकारात् स्यात्
sarvatvaṃ ca teṣām adhikārāt syāt
The line
A compound: all, and the state of being that and, of of them, because of eligibility, it would be, let it be granted.
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: sarva-tvaṃ (सर्व-त्वं) + ca (च) + teṣām (तेषाम्) + adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-tvaṃ (सर्व-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: all, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| teṣām (तेषाम्) | genitive plural | of them |
| adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) | ablative singular | eligibility |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sarva-tvaṃ (सर्व-त्वं) is a compound: all, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. teṣām (तेषाम्) is of them. It stands as genitive plural.
adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) is eligibility. It stands as ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-tvaṃ (सर्व-त्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-tvaṃ (सर्व-त्वं) and teṣām (तेषाम्).