10.5.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.12
चोदनासु त्वपूर्वत्वाल् लिङ्गेन धर्मनियमः स्यात्
codanāsu tv apūrvatvāl liṅgena dharmaniyamaḥ syāt
The line
codanāsu (चोदनासु), the state of being that, a compound: the unseen, and tvāla (त्वाल), by means of a mark, a compound: dharma, a property, and a restriction, 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: codanāsu (चोदनासु) + tva (त्व) + apūrva-tvāla (अपूर्व-त्वाल) + liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) + dharma-niyamaḥ (धर्म-नियमः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codanāsu (चोदनासु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| apūrva-tvāla (अपूर्व-त्वाल) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the unseen, and tvāla (त्वाल). Read it from the end |
| liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) | instrumental singular | a mark |
| dharma-niyamaḥ (धर्म-नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: dharma, a property, and a restriction. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
codanāsu (चोदनासु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. apūrva-tvāla (अपूर्व-त्वाल) is a compound: the unseen, and tvāla (त्वाल). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) is a mark. It stands as instrumental singular. dharma-niyamaḥ (धर्म-नियमः) is a compound: dharma, a property, and a restriction. Read it from the end. 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
dharma-niyamaḥ (धर्म-नियमः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanāsu (चोदनासु) and tva (त्व).
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