10.4.42
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.42
मनोतायां तु वचनादविकारः स्यात्
manotāyāṃ tu vacanād avikāraḥ syāt
The line
Of manotāya (मनोताय) but, because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, avikāra (अविकार), 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: manotāyāṃ (मनोतायां) + tu (तु) + vacanād (वचनाद्) + avikāraḥ (अविकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| manotāyāṃ (मनोतायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | manotāya (मनोताय) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| avikāraḥ (अविकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | avikāra (अविकार) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
manotāyāṃ (मनोतायां) is manotāya (मनोताय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular.
avikāraḥ (अविकारः) is avikāra (अविकार). 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
manotāyāṃ (मनोतायां) is genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss manotāyāṃ (मनोतायां) and vacanād (वचनाद्).