10.3.53
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.53
समं स्यादश्रुतित्वात्
samaṃ syād aśrutitvāt
The line
An equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of aśrutitva (अश्रुतित्व).
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: samaṃ (समं) + syād (स्याद्) + aśrutitvāt (अश्रुतित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| samaṃ (समं) | accusative singular, masculine | an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| aśrutitvāt (अश्रुतित्वात्) | ablative singular | aśrutitva (अश्रुतित्व) |
The phrases
samaṃ (समं) is an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
aśrutitvāt (अश्रुतित्वात्) is aśrutitva (अश्रुतित्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aśrutitvāt (अश्रुतित्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss samaṃ (समं) and syād (स्याद्).
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