10.3.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.10
तथाभूतेन संयोगाद् यथार्थविधयः स्युः
tathābhūtena saṃyogād yathārthavidhayaḥ syuḥ
The line
By means of a compound: so, and an element, because of conjunction, a compound: as, a thing, a meaning, and vidhaya (विधय), they would be.
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: tathā-bhūtena (तथा-भूतेन) + saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) + yathā-artha-vidhayaḥ (यथा-अर्थ-विधयः) + syuḥ (स्युः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā-bhūtena (तथा-भूतेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: so, and an element. Read it from the end |
| saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) | ablative singular | conjunction |
| yathā-artha-vidhayaḥ (यथा-अर्थ-विधयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: as, a thing, a meaning, and vidhaya (विधय). Read it from the end |
| syuḥ (स्युः) | optative, third person plural | they would be |
The phrases
tathā-bhūtena (तथा-भूतेन) is a compound: so, and an element. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) is conjunction. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it saṃyogād (संयोगाद्).
yathā-artha-vidhayaḥ (यथा-अर्थ-विधयः) is a compound: as, a thing, a meaning, and vidhaya (विधय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syuḥ (स्युः) is they would be. It stands as optative, third person plural.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-artha-vidhayaḥ (यथा-अर्थ-विधयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃyogād (संयोगाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tathā-bhūtena (तथा-भूतेन) and saṃyogāt (संयोगात्).