10.4.41
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.41
स्याद् गुणार्थत्वात्
syād guṇārthatvāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) from 10.4.40 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: syād (स्याद्) + guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्).