10.4.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.54
स्याद् वा द्रव्याभिधानात्
syād vā dravyābhidhānāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound or, because of a compound: a substance, and a naming.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. saṃskāra-śabda-tvāt (संस्कार-शब्द-त्वात्) from 10.4.53 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) + vā (वा) + dravya-abhidhānāt (द्रव्य-अभिधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| dravya-abhidhānāt (द्रव्य-अभिधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, and a naming. 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. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
dravya-abhidhānāt (द्रव्य-अभिधानात्) is a compound: a substance, and a naming. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-abhidhānāt (द्रव्य-अभिधानात्) 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 dravya-abhidhānāt (द्रव्य-अभिधानात्).