10.3.46
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.46
अनियमोऽविशेषात्
aniyamo 'viśeṣāt
The line
The absence of a fixed rule, because of because there is no difference.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. sāpaśū-nāma (सापशू-नाम) from 10.3.45 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aniyamo (अनियमो) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aniyamo (अनियमो) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
aniyamo (अनियमो) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aniyamo (अनियमो) and aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्).
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