10.5.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.11
एकस्यां वा स्तोमस्यावृत्तिधर्मत्वात्
ekasyāṃ vā stomasyāvṛttidharmatvāt
The line
Of ekasya (एकस्य) or, a compound: stomasyā (स्तोमस्या), an activity of the mind, dharma, a property, and tvāta (त्वात).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. trikas (त्रिक) from 10.5.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ekasyāṃ (एकस्यां) + vā (वा) + stomasyā-vṛtti-dharma-tvāta (स्तोमस्या-वृत्ति-धर्म-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekasyāṃ (एकस्यां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | ekasya (एकस्य) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| stomasyā-vṛtti-dharma-tvāta (स्तोमस्या-वृत्ति-धर्म-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: stomasyā (स्तोमस्या), an activity of the mind, dharma, a property, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekasyāṃ (एकस्यां) is ekasya (एकस्य). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
stomasyā-vṛtti-dharma-tvāta (स्तोमस्या-वृत्ति-धर्म-त्वात) is a compound: stomasyā (स्तोमस्या), an activity of the mind, dharma, a property, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
stomasyā-vṛtti-dharma-tvāta (स्तोमस्या-वृत्ति-धर्म-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekasyāṃ (एकस्यां) and stomasyā-vṛtti-dharma-tvāta (स्तोमस्या-वृत्ति-धर्म-त्वात).