10.5.55
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.55
चतुर्थेचतुर्थेऽहन्यहीनस्य गृह्यत इत्यभ्यासेन प्रतीयेत भोजनवत्
caturthecaturthe 'hany ahīnasya gṛhyata ity abhyāsena pratīyeta bhojanavat
The line
In a compound: four, theca (थेच), and turtha (तुर्थ), ahany (अहन्य्), of ahīna (अहीन), gṛhyata (गृह्यत) thus, by means of practice, would be understood, bhojanavat (भोजनवत्).
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: catur-theca-turthe (चतुर्-थेच-तुर्थे) + ahany (अहन्य्) + ahīnasya (अहीनस्य) + gṛhyata (गृह्यत) + ity (इत्य्) + abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) + bhojanavat (भोजनवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| catur-theca-turthe (चतुर्-थेच-तुर्थे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: four, theca (थेच), and turtha (तुर्थ). Read it from the end |
| ahany (अहन्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ahīnasya (अहीनस्य) | genitive singular | ahīna (अहीन) |
| gṛhyata (गृह्यत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) | instrumental singular | practice |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
| bhojanavat (भोजनवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
catur-theca-turthe (चतुर्-थेच-तुर्थे) is a compound: four, theca (थेच), and turtha (तुर्थ). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ahany (अहन्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ahīnasya (अहीनस्य) is ahīna (अहीन). It stands as genitive singular. gṛhyata (गृह्यत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) is practice. It stands as instrumental singular. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular. bhojanavat (भोजनवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
catur-theca-turthe (चतुर्-थेच-तुर्थे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss catur-theca-turthe (चतुर्-थेच-तुर्थे) and ahany (अहन्य्).