10.2.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.21
एकार्थत्वादविभागः स्यात्
ekārthatvād avibhāgaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, avibhāga (अविभाग), 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: eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्) + avibhāgaḥ (अविभागः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| avibhāgaḥ (अविभागः) | nominative singular, masculine | avibhāga (अविभाग) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ekārthatvād (एकार्थत्वाद्). avibhāgaḥ (अविभागः) is avibhāga (अविभाग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekārthatvād (एकार्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्) and avibhāgaḥ (अविभागः).