10.5.57
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.57
भोजने तत्सङ्ख्यं स्यात्
bhojane tatsaṅkhyaṃ syāt
The line
In bhojana (भोजन), tatsaṅkhya (तत्सङ्ख्य), 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: bhojane (भोजने) + tatsaṅkhyaṃ (तत्सङ्ख्यं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhojane (भोजने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | bhojana (भोजन) |
| tatsaṅkhyaṃ (तत्सङ्ख्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tatsaṅkhya (तत्सङ्ख्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
bhojane (भोजने) is bhojana (भोजन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tatsaṅkhyaṃ (तत्सङ्ख्यं) is tatsaṅkhya (तत्सङ्ख्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tatsaṅkhyaṃ (तत्सङ्ख्यं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhojane (भोजने) and tatsaṅkhyaṃ (तत्सङ्ख्यं).