10.3.56
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.56
तस्य धेनुरिति गवां प्रकृतौ विभक्तचोदितत्वात् सामान्यात् तद्विकारः स्याद् यथेष्टिर् गुणशब्देन
tasya dhenur iti gavāṃ prakṛtau vibhaktacoditatvāt sāmānyāt tadvikāraḥ syād yatheṣṭir guṇaśabdena
The line
Of of that, his, dhenur (धेनुर्) thus, of gava (गव), in in nature, in the model rite, because of vibhaktacoditatva (विभक्तचोदितत्व), because of a common case, that, a transformation, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: as, and wanted, by means of a compound: a quality, and a word.
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: tasya (तस्य) + dhenur (धेनुर्) + iti (इति) + gavāṃ (गवां) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + vibhaktacoditatvāt (विभक्तचोदितत्वात्) + sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) + tad (तद्) + vikāraḥ (विकारः) + syād (स्याद्) + yathā-iṣṭiḥ (यथा-इष्टिः) + guṇa-śabdena (गुण-शब्देन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| dhenur (धेनुर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| gavāṃ (गवां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | gava (गव) |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| vibhaktacoditatvāt (विभक्तचोदितत्वात्) | ablative singular | vibhaktacoditatva (विभक्तचोदितत्व) |
| sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a common case |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| yathā-iṣṭiḥ (यथा-इष्टिः) | nominative singular | a compound: as, and wanted. Read it from the end |
| guṇa-śabdena (गुण-शब्देन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a quality, and a word. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. dhenur (धेनुर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. gavāṃ (गवां) is gava (गव). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular. vibhaktacoditatvāt (विभक्तचोदितत्वात्) is vibhaktacoditatva (विभक्तचोदितत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) is a common case. It stands as ablative singular. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as tadvikāraḥ (तद्विकारः). syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. yathā-iṣṭiḥ (यथा-इष्टिः) is a compound: as, and wanted. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it yatheṣṭir (यथेष्टिर्). guṇa-śabdena (गुण-शब्देन) is a compound: a quality, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vibhaktacoditatvāt (विभक्तचोदितत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tadvikāraḥ (तद्विकारः). The line writes it yatheṣṭir (यथेष्टिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and dhenur (धेनुर्).