10.3.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.31
शिष्ठत्वाच् चेतरासां यथास्थानम्
śiṣṭhatvāc cetarāsāṃ yathāsthānam
The line
Because of śiṣṭhatva (शिष्ठत्व), of cetarāsa (चेतरास), a compound: as, and the place, the order.
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: śiṣṭhatvāc (शिष्ठत्वाच्) + cetarāsāṃ (चेतरासां) + yathā-sthānam (यथा-स्थानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śiṣṭhatvāc (शिष्ठत्वाच्) | ablative singular | śiṣṭhatva (शिष्ठत्व) |
| cetarāsāṃ (चेतरासां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | cetarāsa (चेतरास) |
| yathā-sthānam (यथा-स्थानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: as, and the place, the order. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śiṣṭhatvāc (शिष्ठत्वाच्) is śiṣṭhatva (शिष्ठत्व). It stands as ablative singular. cetarāsāṃ (चेतरासां) is cetarāsa (चेतरास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
yathā-sthānam (यथा-स्थानम्) is a compound: as, and the place, the order. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-sthānam (यथा-स्थानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śiṣṭhatvāc (शिष्ठत्वाच्) and cetarāsāṃ (चेतरासां).
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