10.4.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.18
सर्वेषामविशेषात्
sarveṣām aviśeṣāt
The line
Of of all, because of because there is no difference.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. arthe (अर्थे) from 10.4.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural | of all |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is of all. It stands as genitive plural.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is genitive plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) and aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्).