10.3.64
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.64
अपि त्ववयवार्थत्वाद् विभक्तप्रकृतित्वाद् गुणेदन्ताविकारः स्यात्
api tv avayavārthatvād vibhaktaprakṛtitvād guṇedantāvikāraḥ syāt
The line
Even, the state of being that, because of a compound: a part, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, a compound: vibhakta (विभक्त), nature, what is seen, and tvāda (त्वाद), a compound: guṇe (गुणे), dantā (दन्ता), and a transformation, it would be, let it be granted.
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: api (अपि) + tva (त्व) + avayava-artha-tvāt (अवयव-अर्थ-त्वात्) + vibhakta-prakṛti-tvāda (विभक्त-प्रकृति-त्वाद) + guṇe-dantā-vikāraḥ (गुणे-दन्ता-विकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| avayava-artha-tvāt (अवयव-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a part, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vibhakta-prakṛti-tvāda (विभक्त-प्रकृति-त्वाद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: vibhakta (विभक्त), nature, what is seen, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end |
| guṇe-dantā-vikāraḥ (गुणे-दन्ता-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: guṇe (गुणे), dantā (दन्ता), and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. avayava-artha-tvāt (अवयव-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: a part, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it avayavārthatvād (अवयवार्थत्वाद्).
vibhakta-prakṛti-tvāda (विभक्त-प्रकृति-त्वाद) is a compound: vibhakta (विभक्त), nature, what is seen, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. guṇe-dantā-vikāraḥ (गुणे-दन्ता-विकारः) is a compound: guṇe (गुणे), dantā (दन्ता), and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vibhakta-prakṛti-tvāda (विभक्त-प्रकृति-त्वाद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it avayavārthatvād (अवयवार्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tva (त्व) and avayava-artha-tvāt (अवयव-अर्थ-त्वात्).