10.5.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.14
अपूर्वासु तु सङ्ख्यासु विकल्पः स्यात् सर्वासामर्थवत्त्वात्
apūrvāsu tu saṅkhyāsu vikalpaḥ syāt sarvāsām arthavattvāt
The line
apūrvāsu (अपूर्वासु) but, saṅkhyāsu (सङ्ख्यासु), an alternative, a division, it would be, let it be granted, of sarvāsa (सर्वास), because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, possessing, 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: apūrvāsu (अपूर्वासु) + tu (तु) + saṅkhyāsu (सङ्ख्यासु) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syāt (स्यात्) + sarvāsām (सर्वासाम्) + artha-vat-tvāt (अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apūrvāsu (अपूर्वासु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saṅkhyāsu (सङ्ख्यासु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| sarvāsām (सर्वासाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | sarvāsa (सर्वास) |
| artha-vat-tvāt (अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
apūrvāsu (अपूर्वासु) 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. saṅkhyāsu (सङ्ख्यासु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. sarvāsām (सर्वासाम्) is sarvāsa (सर्वास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. artha-vat-tvāt (अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-vat-tvāt (अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apūrvāsu (अपूर्वासु) and saṅkhyāsu (सङ्ख्यासु).