10.4.56
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.56
दधि वा स्यात् प्रधानमाज्ये प्रथमान्त्यसंयोगात्
dadhi vā syāt pradhānam ājye prathamāntyasaṃyogāt
The line
In dadha (दध) or, it would be, let it be granted, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), in clarified butter, because of a compound: pratha (प्रथ), māntya (मान्त्य), and conjunction.
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: dadhi (दधि) + vā (वा) + syāt (स्यात्) + pradhānam (प्रधानम्) + ājye (आज्ये) + pratha-māntya-saṃyogāt (प्रथ-मान्त्य-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dadhi (दधि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | dadha (दध) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pradhānam (प्रधानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| ājye (आज्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | clarified butter |
| pratha-māntya-saṃyogāt (प्रथ-मान्त्य-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: pratha (प्रथ), māntya (मान्त्य), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dadhi (दधि) is dadha (दध). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
pradhānam (प्रधानम्) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ājye (आज्ये) is clarified butter. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pratha-māntya-saṃyogāt (प्रथ-मान्त्य-संयोगात्) is a compound: pratha (प्रथ), māntya (मान्त्य), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratha-māntya-saṃyogāt (प्रथ-मान्त्य-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dadhi (दधि) and syāt (स्यात्).