10.4.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.16
सामस्वर्थान्तरश्रुतेरविकारः प्रतीयेत
sāmasvarthāntaraśruter avikāraḥ pratīyeta
The line
Of a compound: sāma (साम), svarthā (स्वर्था), ntara (न्तर), and heard, avikāra (अविकार), would be understood.
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: sāma-svarthā-ntara-śruteḥ (साम-स्वर्था-न्तर-श्रुतेः) + avikāraḥ (अविकारः) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāma-svarthā-ntara-śruteḥ (साम-स्वर्था-न्तर-श्रुतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: sāma (साम), svarthā (स्वर्था), ntara (न्तर), and heard. Read it from the end |
| avikāraḥ (अविकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | avikāra (अविकार) |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
sāma-svarthā-ntara-śruteḥ (साम-स्वर्था-न्तर-श्रुतेः) is a compound: sāma (साम), svarthā (स्वर्था), ntara (न्तर), and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it sāmasvarthāntaraśruter (सामस्वर्थान्तरश्रुतेर्). avikāraḥ (अविकारः) is avikāra (अविकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sāma-svarthā-ntara-śruteḥ (साम-स्वर्था-न्तर-श्रुतेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sāmasvarthāntaraśruter (सामस्वर्थान्तरश्रुतेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāma-svarthā-ntara-śruteḥ (साम-स्वर्था-न्तर-श्रुतेः) and avikāraḥ (अविकारः).