10.4.55
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.55
दध्नस् तु गुणभूतत्वादाज्यपानिगमाः स्युर् गुणत्वं श्रुतेराज्यप्रधानत्वात्
dadhnas tu guṇabhūtatvād ājyapānigamāḥ syur guṇatvaṃ śruter ājyapradhānatvāt
The line
dadhnas (दध्न) but, because of because it stands as a subordinate, a compound: clarified butter, pāni (पानि), and gama (गम), they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound, a compound: a quality, and the state of being that, because of because of scripture, of scripture, because of a compound: clarified butter, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dadhnas (दध्न) + tu (तु) + guṇabhūtatvāt (गुणभूतत्वात्) + ājya-pāni-gamāḥ (आज्य-पानि-गमाः) + syur (स्युर्) + guṇa-tvaṃ (गुण-त्वं) + śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) + ājya-pradhāna-tvāt (आज्य-प्रधान-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dadhnas (दध्न) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| guṇabhūtatvāt (गुणभूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it stands as a subordinate |
| ājya-pāni-gamāḥ (आज्य-पानि-गमाः) | nominative plural | a compound: clarified butter, pāni (पानि), and gama (गम). Read it from the end |
| syur (स्युर्) | optative, third person plural | they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound |
| guṇa-tvaṃ (गुण-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a quality, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | because of scripture, of scripture |
| ājya-pradhāna-tvāt (आज्य-प्रधान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: clarified butter, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dadhnas (दध्न) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. guṇabhūtatvāt (गुणभूतत्वात्) is because it stands as a subordinate. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it guṇabhūtatvād (गुणभूतत्वाद्). ājya-pāni-gamāḥ (आज्य-पानि-गमाः) is a compound: clarified butter, pāni (पानि), and gama (गम). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
syur (स्युर्) is they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person plural. guṇa-tvaṃ (गुण-त्वं) is a compound: a quality, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) is because of scripture, of scripture. It stands as ablative or genitive singular. The line writes it śruter (श्रुतेर्). ājya-pradhāna-tvāt (आज्य-प्रधान-त्वात्) is a compound: clarified butter, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ājya-pradhāna-tvāt (आज्य-प्रधान-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it guṇabhūtatvād (गुणभूतत्वाद्). The line writes it śruter (श्रुतेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dadhnas (दध्न) and guṇabhūtatvāt (गुणभूतत्वात्).