10.5.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.23
साम्नां चोत्पत्तिसामर्थ्यात्
sāmnāṃ cotpattisāmarthyāt
The line
Of sāmna (साम्न), because of a compound: and, arising, the origin, and capacity.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. āvāpa-vacanaṃ (आवाप-वचनं) from 10.5.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sāmnāṃ (साम्नां) + ca-utpatti-sāmarthyāt (च-उत्पत्ति-सामर्थ्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmnāṃ (साम्नां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | sāmna (साम्न) |
| ca-utpatti-sāmarthyāt (च-उत्पत्ति-सामर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: and, arising, the origin, and capacity. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sāmnāṃ (साम्नां) is sāmna (साम्न). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
ca-utpatti-sāmarthyāt (च-उत्पत्ति-सामर्थ्यात्) is a compound: and, arising, the origin, and capacity. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-utpatti-sāmarthyāt (च-उत्पत्ति-सामर्थ्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmnāṃ (साम्नां) and ca-utpatti-sāmarthyāt (च-उत्पत्ति-सामर्थ्यात्).