10.2.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.22
ऋत्विग्दानं धर्ममात्रार्थं स्याद् ददातिसामर्थ्यात्
ṛtvigdānaṃ dharmamātrārthaṃ syād dadātisāmarthyāt
The line
ṛtvigdāna (ऋत्विग्दान), a compound: dharma, a property, mātrā (मात्रा), and rtha (र्थ), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: dadāti (ददाति), and capacity.
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: ṛtvigdānaṃ (ऋत्विग्दानं) + dharma-mātrā-rthaṃ (धर्म-मात्रा-र्थं) + syād (स्याद्) + dadāti-sāmarthyāt (ददाति-सामर्थ्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ṛtvigdānaṃ (ऋत्विग्दानं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ṛtvigdāna (ऋत्विग्दान) |
| dharma-mātrā-rthaṃ (धर्म-मात्रा-र्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: dharma, a property, mātrā (मात्रा), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| dadāti-sāmarthyāt (ददाति-सामर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dadāti (ददाति), and capacity. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ṛtvigdānaṃ (ऋत्विग्दानं) is ṛtvigdāna (ऋत्विग्दान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dharma-mātrā-rthaṃ (धर्म-मात्रा-र्थं) is a compound: dharma, a property, mātrā (मात्रा), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. dadāti-sāmarthyāt (ददाति-सामर्थ्यात्) is a compound: dadāti (ददाति), and capacity. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-mātrā-rthaṃ (धर्म-मात्रा-र्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ṛtvigdānaṃ (ऋत्विग्दानं) and dharma-mātrā-rthaṃ (धर्म-मात्रा-र्थं).