10.4.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.19
एकस्या वा श्रुतिसामर्थ्यात् प्रकृतेश् चाविकारात्
ekasyā vā śrutisāmarthyāt prakṛteś cāvikārāt
The line
ekasya (एकस्य) or, because of a compound: scripture, and capacity, of of nature, from the model and, because of from a transformation.
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: ekasyā (एकस्या) + vā (वा) + śruti-sāmarthyāt (श्रुति-सामर्थ्यात्) + prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) + cā (चा) + vikārāt (विकारात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekasyā (एकस्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | ekasya (एकस्य) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śruti-sāmarthyāt (श्रुति-सामर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, and capacity. Read it from the end |
| prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | of nature, from the model |
| cā (चा) | indeclinable | and. ca before a vowel |
| vikārāt (विकारात्) | ablative singular | from a transformation |
The phrases
ekasyā (एकस्या) is ekasya (एकस्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. śruti-sāmarthyāt (श्रुति-सामर्थ्यात्) is a compound: scripture, and capacity. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) is of nature, from the model. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it prakṛteś (प्रकृतेश्). cā (चा) is and. ca before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. vikārāt (विकारात्) is from a transformation. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as cāvikārāt (चाविकारात्).
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-sāmarthyāt (श्रुति-सामर्थ्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prakṛteś (प्रकृतेश्). The line joins them as cāvikārāt (चाविकारात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekasyā (एकस्या) and śruti-sāmarthyāt (श्रुति-सामर्थ्यात्).