10.4.49
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.49
ग्रहाणां देवतान्यत्वे स्तुतशस्त्रयोः कर्मत्वादविकारः स्यात्
grahāṇāṃ devatānyatve stutaśastrayoḥ karmatvād avikāraḥ syāt
The line
Of graha (ग्रह), in a compound: a deity, other, and the state of being that, of stutaśastra (स्तुतशस्त्र), because of a compound: action, and the state of being that, 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: grahāṇāṃ (ग्रहाणां) + devatā-anya-tve (देवता-अन्य-त्वे) + stutaśastrayoḥ (स्तुतशस्त्रयोः) + karma-tvāt (कर्म-त्वात्) + avikāraḥ (अविकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| grahāṇāṃ (ग्रहाणां) | genitive plural | graha (ग्रह) |
| devatā-anya-tve (देवता-अन्य-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a deity, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| stutaśastrayoḥ (स्तुतशस्त्रयोः) | genitive or locative dual | stutaśastra (स्तुतशस्त्र) |
| karma-tvāt (कर्म-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| avikāraḥ (अविकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | avikāra (अविकार) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
grahāṇāṃ (ग्रहाणां) is graha (ग्रह). It stands as genitive plural. devatā-anya-tve (देवता-अन्य-त्वे) is a compound: a deity, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. stutaśastrayoḥ (स्तुतशस्त्रयोः) is stutaśastra (स्तुतशस्त्र). It stands as genitive or locative dual.
karma-tvāt (कर्म-त्वात्) is a compound: action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it karmatvād (कर्मत्वाद्). 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
devatā-anya-tve (देवता-अन्य-त्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it karmatvād (कर्मत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss grahāṇāṃ (ग्रहाणां) and devatā-anya-tve (देवता-अन्य-त्वे).