10.2.47
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.47
अस्थियज्ञोऽविप्रतिषेधादितरेषां स्याद् विप्रतिषेधादस्थ्नाम्
asthiyajño 'vipratiṣedhād itareṣāṃ syād vipratiṣedhād asthnām
The line
A compound: asthi (अस्थि), and a sacrifice, because of avipratiṣedha (अविप्रतिषेध), a compound: the others, and ṣāṃa (षांअ), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a conflict between two rules, of asthna (अस्थ्न).
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: asthi-yajño (अस्थि-यज्ञो) + avipratiṣedhād (अविप्रतिषेधाद्) + itare-ṣāṃa (इतरे-षांअ) + syād (स्याद्) + vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) + asthnām (अस्थ्नाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asthi-yajño (अस्थि-यज्ञो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: asthi (अस्थि), and a sacrifice. Read it from the end |
| avipratiṣedhād (अविप्रतिषेधाद्) | ablative singular | avipratiṣedha (अविप्रतिषेध) |
| itare-ṣāṃa (इतरे-षांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the others, and ṣāṃa (षांअ). Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a conflict between two rules |
| asthnām (अस्थ्नाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | asthna (अस्थ्न) |
The phrases
asthi-yajño (अस्थि-यज्ञो) is a compound: asthi (अस्थि), and a sacrifice. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. avipratiṣedhād (अविप्रतिषेधाद्) is avipratiṣedha (अविप्रतिषेध). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. itare-ṣāṃa (इतरे-षांअ) is a compound: the others, and ṣāṃa (षांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) is a conflict between two rules. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vipratiṣedhād (विप्रतिषेधाद्). asthnām (अस्थ्नाम्) is asthna (अस्थ्न). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it vipratiṣedhād (विप्रतिषेधाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asthi-yajño (अस्थि-यज्ञो) and avipratiṣedhād (अविप्रतिषेधाद्).
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