10.3.41
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.41
यस्य वा सन्निधाने स्याद् वाक्यतो ह्यभिसम्बन्धः
yasya vā sannidhāne syād vākyato hy abhisambandhaḥ
The line
Of of whom, whose or, in presence, being at hand, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, vākyata (वाक्यत). A compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection.
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: yasya (यस्य) + vā (वा) + sannidhāne (सन्निधाने) + syād (स्याद्) + vākyato (वाक्यतो) + hy (ह्य्) + abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yasya (यस्य) | genitive singular | of whom, whose |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sannidhāne (सन्निधाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | presence, being at hand |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vākyato (वाक्यतो) | nominative singular, masculine | vākyata (वाक्यत) |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yasya (यस्य) is of whom, whose. It stands as genitive singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sannidhāne (सन्निधाने) is presence, being at hand. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
vākyato (वाक्यतो) is vākyata (वाक्यत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः) is a compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yasya (यस्य) and sannidhāne (सन्निधाने).