10.3.1

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.1

विकृतौ शब्दवत्त्वात् प्रधानस्य गुणानामधिकोत्पत्तिः सन्निधानात्

vikṛtau śabdavattvāt pradhānasya guṇānām adhikotpattiḥ sannidhānāt

The line

In in the variant rite, because of a compound: a word, possessing, and the state of being that, of the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), of of the qualities, adhikotpatta (अधिकोत्पत्त), because of presence, being at hand.

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: vikṛtau (विकृतौ) + śabda-vat-tvāt (शब्द-वत्-त्वात्) + pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) + guṇānām (गुणानाम्) + adhikotpattiḥ (अधिकोत्पत्तिः) + sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
vikṛtau (विकृतौ)locative singularin the variant rite
śabda-vat-tvāt (शब्द-वत्-त्वात्)ablative singulara compound: a word, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end
pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य)genitive singularthe unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य)
guṇānām (गुणानाम्)genitive pluralof the qualities
adhikotpattiḥ (अधिकोत्पत्तिः)nominative singularadhikotpatta (अधिकोत्पत्त)
sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्)ablative singularpresence, being at hand

The phrases

vikṛtau (विकृतौ) is in the variant rite. It stands as locative singular. śabda-vat-tvāt (शब्द-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: a word, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as genitive singular.

guṇānām (गुणानाम्) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. adhikotpattiḥ (अधिकोत्पत्तिः) is adhikotpatta (अधिकोत्पत्त). It stands as nominative singular. sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्) is presence, being at hand. It stands as ablative singular.

Sanskrit in this line

śabda-vat-tvāt (शब्द-वत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss vikṛtau (विकृतौ) and śabda-vat-tvāt (शब्द-वत्-त्वात्).

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