10.4.20

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.20

स्तोमविबृद्धौ त्वधिकं स्यादविबृद्धौ द्रव्यविकारः स्यादितरस्याश्रुतित्वाच् च

stomavibṛddhau tv adhikaṃ syād avibṛddhau dravyavikāraḥ syād itarasyāśrutitvāc ca

The line

stomavibṛddha (स्तोमविबृद्ध), the state of being that, more, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, avibṛddha (अविबृद्ध), a compound: a substance, and a transformation, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: the other, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व) and.

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: stomavibṛddhau (स्तोमविबृद्धौ) + tva (त्व) + adhikaṃ (अधिकं) + syād (स्याद्) + avibṛddhau (अविबृद्धौ) + dravya-vikāraḥ (द्रव्य-विकारः) + syād (स्याद्) + itara-syāśru-titvāt (इतर-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) + ca (च)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
stomavibṛddhau (स्तोमविबृद्धौ)nominative or accusative dual, or locative singularstomavibṛddha (स्तोमविबृद्ध)
tva (त्व)the stem, as the line writes itthe state of being that
adhikaṃ (अधिकं)nominative or accusative singular, neutermore
syād (स्याद्)optative, third person singularit would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound
avibṛddhau (अविबृद्धौ)nominative or accusative dual, or locative singularavibṛddha (अविबृद्ध)
dravya-vikāraḥ (द्रव्य-विकारः)nominative singular, masculinea compound: a substance, and a transformation. Read it from the end
syād (स्याद्)optative, third person singularit would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound
itara-syāśru-titvāt (इतर-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्)ablative singulara compound: the other, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व). Read it from the end
ca (च)indeclinableand

The phrases

stomavibṛddhau (स्तोमविबृद्धौ) is stomavibṛddha (स्तोमविबृद्ध). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. adhikaṃ (अधिकं) is more. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. avibṛddhau (अविबृद्धौ) is avibṛddha (अविबृद्ध). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.

dravya-vikāraḥ (द्रव्य-विकारः) is a compound: a substance, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. itara-syāśru-titvāt (इतर-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) is a compound: the other, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it itarasyāśrutitvāc (इतरस्याश्रुतित्वाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.

Sanskrit in this line

itara-syāśru-titvāt (इतर-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it itarasyāśrutitvāc (इतरस्याश्रुतित्वाच्).

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss stomavibṛddhau (स्तोमविबृद्धौ) and tva (त्व).

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10.4.21. In a compound: pava (पव), and a measure, a means of knowing, of it would be, tasminn (तस्मिन्न्), because of a compound: āvāpo (आवापो), dvāpa (द्वाप), and seeing.