10.2.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.8
आप्तिः संख्या समानत्वात्
āptiḥ saṃkhyā samānatvāt
The line
A reliable person, number, because of a compound: the same, and the state of being 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: āptiḥ (आप्तिः) + saṃkhyā (संख्या) + samāna-tvāt (समान-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āptiḥ (आप्तिः) | nominative singular | a reliable person |
| saṃkhyā (संख्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | number |
| samāna-tvāt (समान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the same, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
āptiḥ (आप्तिः) is a reliable person. It stands as nominative singular. saṃkhyā (संख्या) is number. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
samāna-tvāt (समान-त्वात्) is a compound: the same, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
samāna-tvāt (समान-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss āptiḥ (आप्तिः) and saṃkhyā (संख्या).