10.3.69
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.69
सर्वविकारो वा क्रत्वर्थे प्रतिषेधात् पशूनां
sarvavikāro vā kratvarthe pratiṣedhāt paśūnāṃ
The line
A compound: all, and a transformation or, in a compound: a rite, and a thing, a meaning, because of a denial, of an animal offering.
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: sarva-vikāraḥ (सर्व-विकारः) + vā (वा) + kratu-arthe (क्रतु-अर्थे) + pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) + paśūnāṃ (पशूनां)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-vikāraḥ (सर्व-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| kratu-arthe (क्रतु-अर्थे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a rite, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a denial |
| paśūnāṃ (पशूनां) | genitive plural | an animal offering |
The phrases
sarva-vikāraḥ (सर्व-विकारः) is a compound: all, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sarvavikāro (सर्वविकारो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. kratu-arthe (क्रतु-अर्थे) is a compound: a rite, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) is a denial. It stands as ablative singular. paśūnāṃ (पशूनां) is an animal offering. It stands as genitive plural.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-vikāraḥ (सर्व-विकारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sarvavikāro (सर्वविकारो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-vikāraḥ (सर्व-विकारः) and kratu-arthe (क्रतु-अर्थे).
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