10.2.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.19
पुरुषापनयो वा तेषामवाच्यत्वात्
puruṣāpanayo vā teṣām avācyatvāt
The line
A compound: puru (पुरु), ṣāpa (षाप), and a standpoint or, of of them, because of avācyatva (अवाच्यत्व).
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: puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) + vā (वा) + teṣām (तेषाम्) + avācyatvāt (अवाच्यत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: puru (पुरु), ṣāpa (षाप), and a standpoint. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| teṣām (तेषाम्) | genitive plural | of them |
| avācyatvāt (अवाच्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | avācyatva (अवाच्यत्व) |
The phrases
puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) is a compound: puru (पुरु), ṣāpa (षाप), and a standpoint. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it puruṣāpanayo (पुरुषापनयो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
teṣām (तेषाम्) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. avācyatvāt (अवाच्यत्वात्) is avācyatva (अवाच्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it puruṣāpanayo (पुरुषापनयो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) and teṣām (तेषाम्).