10.5.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.5
लिङ्गमविशिष्टं सङ्ख्याया हि तद्वचनम्
liṅgam aviśiṣṭaṃ saṅkhyāyā hi tadvacanam
The line
A mark, not set apart, saṅkhyāya (सङ्ख्याय). A compound: that, and a statement.
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: liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) + aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) + saṅkhyāyā (सङ्ख्याया) + hi (हि) + tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
| aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not set apart |
| saṅkhyāyā (सङ्ख्याया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | saṅkhyāya (सङ्ख्याय) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: that, and a statement. Read it from the end |
The phrases
liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) is not set apart. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. saṅkhyāyā (सङ्ख्याया) is saṅkhyāya (सङ्ख्याय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्) is a compound: that, and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) and aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं).