10.4.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.32
विधिनिगमभेदात् प्रकृतौ तत्प्रकृतित्वाद् विकृतावपि भेदः स्यात्
vidhinigamabhedāt prakṛtau tatprakṛtitvād vikṛtāv api bhedaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: an injunction, nigama (निगम), and a difference, in in nature, in the model rite, because of a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that, vikṛtāv (विकृताव्) even, a difference, 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: vidhi-nigama-bhedāt (विधि-निगम-भेदात्) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) + vikṛtāv (विकृताव्) + api (अपि) + bhedaḥ (भेदः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhi-nigama-bhedāt (विधि-निगम-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an injunction, nigama (निगम), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vikṛtāv (विकृताव्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| bhedaḥ (भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vidhi-nigama-bhedāt (विधि-निगम-भेदात्) is a compound: an injunction, nigama (निगम), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular. tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) is a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tatprakṛtitvād (तत्प्रकृतित्वाद्). vikṛtāv (विकृताव्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. bhedaḥ (भेदः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-nigama-bhedāt (विधि-निगम-भेदात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tatprakṛtitvād (तत्प्रकृतित्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhi-nigama-bhedāt (विधि-निगम-भेदात्) and prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ).
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