10.3.75
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.75
अपि वा श्रुतिभूतत्वात् सर्वासां तस्य भागो नियम्यते
api vā śrutibhūtatvāt sarvāsāṃ tasya bhāgo niyamyate
The line
Even or, because of a compound: scripture, and being already there, of sarvāsa (सर्वास), of of that, his, bhāga (भाग), is restricted.
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) + vā (वा) + śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) + sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) + tasya (तस्य) + bhāgo (भागो) + niyamyate (नियम्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, and being already there. Read it from the end |
| sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | sarvāsa (सर्वास) |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| bhāgo (भागो) | nominative singular, masculine | bhāga (भाग) |
| niyamyate (नियम्यते) | present, third person singular | is restricted |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: scripture, and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) is sarvāsa (सर्वास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. bhāgo (भागो) is bhāga (भाग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. niyamyate (नियम्यते) is is restricted. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) and sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां).