10.2.65
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.65
संख्या तु चोदनां प्रति सामान्यात् तद्विकारः संयोगाच् च परं मुष्ठेः
saṃkhyā tu codanāṃ prati sāmānyāt tadvikāraḥ saṃyogāc ca paraṃ muṣṭheḥ
The line
Number but, of a command, toward, against, because of a common case, that, a transformation, because of conjunction and, the highest, only, of muṣṭha (मुष्ठ).
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: saṃkhyā (संख्या) + tu (तु) + codanāṃ (चोदनां) + prati (प्रति) + sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) + tad (तद्) + vikāraḥ (विकारः) + saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) + ca (च) + paraṃ (परं) + muṣṭheḥ (मुष्ठेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃkhyā (संख्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | number |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| codanāṃ (चोदनां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a command |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a common case |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) | ablative singular | conjunction |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| paraṃ (परं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| muṣṭheḥ (मुष्ठेः) | genitive or ablative singular | muṣṭha (मुष्ठ) |
The phrases
saṃkhyā (संख्या) is number. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. codanāṃ (चोदनां) is a command. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable. sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) is a common case. It stands as ablative singular. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as tadvikāraḥ (तद्विकारः). saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) is conjunction. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it saṃyogāc (संयोगाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. paraṃ (परं) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. muṣṭheḥ (मुष्ठेः) is muṣṭha (मुष्ठ). It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tadvikāraḥ (तद्विकारः). The line writes it saṃyogāc (संयोगाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃkhyā (संख्या) and codanāṃ (चोदनां).