10.3.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.34
वासो वत्सञ् च सामान्यात्
vāso vatsañ ca sāmānyāt
The line
Or, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, vatsañ (वत्सञ्) and, because of a common case.
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: vā (वा) + so (सो) + vatsañ (वत्सञ्) + ca (च) + sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| vatsañ (वत्सञ्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a common case |
The phrases
vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as vāso (वासो). vatsañ (वत्सञ्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) is a common case. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as vāso (वासो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss so (सो) and vatsañ (वत्सञ्).