10.4.50
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.50
उभयपानात् पृषदाज्ये दध्नः स्यादुपलक्षणं निगमेषु पातव्यस्योपलक्षणात्
ubhayapānāt pṛṣadājye dadhnaḥ syād upalakṣaṇaṃ nigameṣu pātavyasyopalakṣaṇāt
The line
Because of a compound: both, and pāna (पान), in pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य), dadhna (दध्न), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, upalakṣaṇa (उपलक्षण), in nigama (निगम), because of a compound: pāta (पात), vyasyopa (व्यस्योप), and a mark.
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: ubhaya-pānāt (उभय-पानात्) + pṛṣadājye (पृषदाज्ये) + dadhnaḥ (दध्नः) + syād (स्याद्) + upalakṣaṇaṃ (उपलक्षणं) + nigameṣu (निगमेषु) + pāta-vyasyopa-lakṣaṇāt (पात-व्यस्योप-लक्षणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ubhaya-pānāt (उभय-पानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: both, and pāna (पान). Read it from the end |
| pṛṣadājye (पृषदाज्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य) |
| dadhnaḥ (दध्नः) | nominative singular, masculine | dadhna (दध्न) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| upalakṣaṇaṃ (उपलक्षणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | upalakṣaṇa (उपलक्षण) |
| nigameṣu (निगमेषु) | locative plural | nigama (निगम) |
| pāta-vyasyopa-lakṣaṇāt (पात-व्यस्योप-लक्षणात्) | ablative singular | a compound: pāta (पात), vyasyopa (व्यस्योप), and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ubhaya-pānāt (उभय-पानात्) is a compound: both, and pāna (पान). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pṛṣadājye (पृषदाज्ये) is pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dadhnaḥ (दध्नः) is dadhna (दध्न). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
upalakṣaṇaṃ (उपलक्षणं) is upalakṣaṇa (उपलक्षण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nigameṣu (निगमेषु) is nigama (निगम). It stands as locative plural. pāta-vyasyopa-lakṣaṇāt (पात-व्यस्योप-लक्षणात्) is a compound: pāta (पात), vyasyopa (व्यस्योप), and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pāta-vyasyopa-lakṣaṇāt (पात-व्यस्योप-लक्षणात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ubhaya-pānāt (उभय-पानात्) and pṛṣadājye (पृषदाज्ये).