10.4.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.38
स्विष्टकृदावापिकोऽनुयाजे स्यात् प्रयोजनवदङ्गानामर्थसंयोगात्
sviṣṭakṛd āvāpiko 'nuyāje syāt prayojanavad aṅgānām arthasaṃyogāt
The line
sviṣṭakṛd (स्विष्टकृद्), āvāpika (आवापिक), in anuyāja (अनुयाज), it would be, let it be granted, a compound: a purpose, and vada (वद), of a limb, a subsidiary part, because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and conjunction.
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: sviṣṭakṛd (स्विष्टकृद्) + āvāpiko (आवापिको) + anuyāje (अनुयाजे) + syāt (स्यात्) + prayojana-vada (प्रयोजन-वद) + aṅgānām (अङ्गानाम्) + artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sviṣṭakṛd (स्विष्टकृद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| āvāpiko (आवापिको) | nominative singular, masculine | āvāpika (आवापिक) |
| anuyāje (अनुयाजे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | anuyāja (अनुयाज) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| prayojana-vada (प्रयोजन-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a purpose, and vada (वद). Read it from the end |
| aṅgānām (अङ्गानाम्) | genitive plural | a limb, a subsidiary part |
| artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sviṣṭakṛd (स्विष्टकृद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. āvāpiko (आवापिको) is āvāpika (आवापिक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anuyāje (अनुयाजे) is anuyāja (अनुयाज). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
prayojana-vada (प्रयोजन-वद) is a compound: a purpose, and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. aṅgānām (अङ्गानाम्) is a limb, a subsidiary part. It stands as genitive plural. artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayojana-vada (प्रयोजन-वद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sviṣṭakṛd (स्विष्टकृद्) and āvāpiko (आवापिको).