10.2.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.37
स्याद् वा प्रासर्पिकस्य धर्ममात्रत्वात्
syād vā prāsarpikasya dharmamātratvāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound or, of prāsarpika (प्रासर्पिक), because of a compound: dharma, a property, and mātratva (मात्रत्व).
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: syād (स्याद्) + vā (वा) + prāsarpikasya (प्रासर्पिकस्य) + dharma-mātratvāt (धर्म-मात्रत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prāsarpikasya (प्रासर्पिकस्य) | genitive singular | prāsarpika (प्रासर्पिक) |
| dharma-mātratvāt (धर्म-मात्रत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dharma, a property, and mātratva (मात्रत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
prāsarpikasya (प्रासर्पिकस्य) is prāsarpika (प्रासर्पिक). It stands as genitive singular. dharma-mātratvāt (धर्म-मात्रत्वात्) is a compound: dharma, a property, and mātratva (मात्रत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-mātratvāt (धर्म-मात्रत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and prāsarpikasya (प्रासर्पिकस्य).