10.2.49
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.49
यदि तु वचनात् तेषां जपसंस्कारमर्थलुप्तं सेष्टि तदर्थत्वात्
yadi tu vacanāt teṣāṃ japasaṃskāram arthaluptaṃ seṣṭi tadarthatvāt
The line
If but, because of because of a statement, of of them, a compound: japa (जप), and a compounded thing, a compound: a thing, a meaning, and lupta (लुप्त), in seṣṭa (सेष्ट), because of because it is for the sake of that.
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: yadi (यदि) + tu (तु) + vacanāt (वचनात्) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + japa-saṃskāram (जप-संस्कारम्) + artha-luptaṃ (अर्थ-लुप्तं) + seṣṭi (सेष्टि) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| japa-saṃskāram (जप-संस्कारम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: japa (जप), and a compounded thing. Read it from the end |
| artha-luptaṃ (अर्थ-लुप्तं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and lupta (लुप्त). Read it from the end |
| seṣṭi (सेष्टि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | seṣṭa (सेष्ट) |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural.
japa-saṃskāram (जप-संस्कारम्) is a compound: japa (जप), and a compounded thing. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. artha-luptaṃ (अर्थ-लुप्तं) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and lupta (लुप्त). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. seṣṭi (सेष्टि) is seṣṭa (सेष्ट). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
japa-saṃskāram (जप-संस्कारम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The file uses this same number again for the next line. That line is 10.2.49b.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanāt (वचनात्) and teṣāṃ (तेषां).