10.5.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.1
आनुपूर्व्यवतामेकदेशग्रहणेष्वागमवदन्त्यलोपः स्यात्
ānupūrvyavatām ekadeśagrahaṇeṣv āgamavad antyalopaḥ syāt
The line
Of ānupūrvyavata (आनुपूर्व्यवत), a compound: one part, graha (ग्रह), and ṇeṣva (णेष्व), āgamavad (आगमवद्), antyalopa (अन्त्यलोप), 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: ānupūrvyavatām (आनुपूर्व्यवताम्) + ekadeśa-graha-ṇeṣva (एकदेश-ग्रह-णेष्व) + āgamavad (आगमवद्) + antyalopaḥ (अन्त्यलोपः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ānupūrvyavatām (आनुपूर्व्यवताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | ānupūrvyavata (आनुपूर्व्यवत) |
| ekadeśa-graha-ṇeṣva (एकदेश-ग्रह-णेष्व) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: one part, graha (ग्रह), and ṇeṣva (णेष्व). Read it from the end |
| āgamavad (आगमवद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| antyalopaḥ (अन्त्यलोपः) | nominative singular, masculine | antyalopa (अन्त्यलोप) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
ānupūrvyavatām (आनुपूर्व्यवताम्) is ānupūrvyavata (आनुपूर्व्यवत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. ekadeśa-graha-ṇeṣva (एकदेश-ग्रह-णेष्व) is a compound: one part, graha (ग्रह), and ṇeṣva (णेष्व). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. āgamavad (आगमवद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
antyalopaḥ (अन्त्यलोपः) is antyalopa (अन्त्यलोप). 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
ekadeśa-graha-ṇeṣva (एकदेश-ग्रह-णेष्व) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ānupūrvyavatām (आनुपूर्व्यवताम्) and ekadeśa-graha-ṇeṣva (एकदेश-ग्रह-णेष्व).
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