10.4.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.27
अविकारो वार्थशब्दानपायात् स्याद् द्रव्यवत्
avikāro vārthaśabdānapāyāt syād dravyavat
The line
avikāra (अविकार), because of vārthaśabdānapāya (वार्थशब्दानपाय), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: a substance, and possessing.
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: avikāro (अविकारो) + vārthaśabdānapāyāt (वार्थशब्दानपायात्) + syād (स्याद्) + dravya-vat (द्रव्य-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avikāro (अविकारो) | nominative singular, masculine | avikāra (अविकार) |
| vārthaśabdānapāyāt (वार्थशब्दानपायात्) | ablative singular | vārthaśabdānapāya (वार्थशब्दानपाय) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| dravya-vat (द्रव्य-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a substance, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
avikāro (अविकारो) is avikāra (अविकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vārthaśabdānapāyāt (वार्थशब्दानपायात्) is vārthaśabdānapāya (वार्थशब्दानपाय). It stands as ablative singular.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. dravya-vat (द्रव्य-वत्) is a compound: a substance, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
vārthaśabdānapāyāt (वार्थशब्दानपायात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avikāro (अविकारो) and vārthaśabdānapāyāt (वार्थशब्दानपायात्).