10.4.13

आच्छादने त्वैकार्थ्यात् प्राकृतस्य विकारः स्यात्

ācchādane tv aikārthyāt prākṛtasya vikāraḥ syāt

The line

In ācchādana (आच्छादन), the state of being that, because of aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य), of belonging to the original, 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: ācchādane (आच्छादने) + tva (त्व) + aikārthyāt (ऐकार्थ्यात्) + prākṛtasya (प्राकृतस्य) + vikāraḥ (विकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

Word	Grammar	Sense
ācchādane (आच्छादने)	locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter	ācchādana (आच्छादन)
tva (त्व)	the stem, as the line writes it	the state of being that
aikārthyāt (ऐकार्थ्यात्)	ablative singular	aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य)
prākṛtasya (प्राकृतस्य)	genitive singular	belonging to the original
vikāraḥ (विकारः)	nominative singular, masculine	a transformation
syāt (स्यात्)	optative, third person singular	it would be, let it be granted

The phrases

ācchādane (आच्छादने) is ācchādana (आच्छादन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. aikārthyāt (ऐकार्थ्यात्) is aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य). It stands as ablative singular.

prākṛtasya (प्राकृतस्य) is belonging to the original. It stands as genitive singular. vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. 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

aikārthyāt (ऐकार्थ्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss ācchādane (आच्छादने) and tva (त्व).

10.4.14. More, because of a compound: or, other, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that.