10.2.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.9
सतोस् त्वाप्तिवचनं व्यर्थम्
satos tv āptivacanaṃ vyartham
The line
Of what is, the state of being that, a compound: āpti (आप्ति), and a statement, vyartha (व्यर्थ).
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: satoḥ (सतोः) + tva (त्व) + āpti-vacanaṃ (आप्ति-वचनं) + vyartham (व्यर्थम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| satoḥ (सतोः) | genitive or ablative singular | what is |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| āpti-vacanaṃ (आप्ति-वचनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: āpti (आप्ति), and a statement. Read it from the end |
| vyartham (व्यर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vyartha (व्यर्थ) |
The phrases
satoḥ (सतोः) is what is. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it satos. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
āpti-vacanaṃ (आप्ति-वचनं) is a compound: āpti (आप्ति), and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vyartham (व्यर्थम्) is vyartha (व्यर्थ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
āpti-vacanaṃ (आप्ति-वचनं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it satos.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss satoḥ (सतोः) and tva (त्व).
Next
10.2.10. An alternative, a division, the state of being that, because of ekāvadānatva (एकावदानत्व).