10.4.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.28
तथारम्भासमवायाद् वा चोदितेनाभिधानं स्यादर्थस्य श्रुतिसमवायित्वादवचने च गुणशास्त्रमनर्थकं स्यात्
tathārambhāsamavāyād vā coditenābhidhānaṃ syād arthasya śrutisamavāyitvād avacane ca guṇaśāstram anarthakaṃ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: so, rambhā (रम्भा), and inherence or, coditenābhidhāna (चोदितेनाभिधान), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of of the thing, because of a compound: scripture, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vāyitva (वायित्व), in avacana (अवचन) and, a compound: a quality, and a teaching, a treatise, of no point, it would be, let it be granted.
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: tathā-rambhā-samavāyāt (तथा-रम्भा-समवायात्) + vā (वा) + coditenābhidhānaṃ (चोदितेनाभिधानं) + syād (स्याद्) + arthasya (अर्थस्य) + śruti-sama-vāyitvāt (श्रुति-सम-वायित्वात्) + avacane (अवचने) + ca (च) + guṇa-śāstram (गुण-शास्त्रम्) + anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā-rambhā-samavāyāt (तथा-रम्भा-समवायात्) | ablative singular | a compound: so, rambhā (रम्भा), and inherence. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| coditenābhidhānaṃ (चोदितेनाभिधानं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | coditenābhidhāna (चोदितेनाभिधान) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| arthasya (अर्थस्य) | genitive singular | of the thing |
| śruti-sama-vāyitvāt (श्रुति-सम-वायित्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vāyitva (वायित्व). Read it from the end |
| avacane (अवचने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | avacana (अवचन) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| guṇa-śāstram (गुण-शास्त्रम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a quality, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end |
| anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | of no point |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
tathā-rambhā-samavāyāt (तथा-रम्भा-समवायात्) is a compound: so, rambhā (रम्भा), and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tathārambhāsamavāyād (तथारम्भासमवायाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. coditenābhidhānaṃ (चोदितेनाभिधानं) is coditenābhidhāna (चोदितेनाभिधान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. arthasya (अर्थस्य) is of the thing. It stands as genitive singular. śruti-sama-vāyitvāt (श्रुति-सम-वायित्वात्) is a compound: scripture, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vāyitva (वायित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śrutisamavāyitvād (श्रुतिसमवायित्वाद्).
avacane (अवचने) is avacana (अवचन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. guṇa-śāstram (गुण-शास्त्रम्) is a compound: a quality, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) is of no point. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-rambhā-samavāyāt (तथा-रम्भा-समवायात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tathārambhāsamavāyād (तथारम्भासमवायाद्). The line writes it śrutisamavāyitvād (श्रुतिसमवायित्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tathā-rambhā-samavāyāt (तथा-रम्भा-समवायात्) and coditenābhidhānaṃ (चोदितेनाभिधानं).