10.5.59
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.59
उभयसाम्नि नैमित्तिकं विकल्पेन समत्वात् स्यात्
ubhayasāmni naimittikaṃ vikalpena samatvāt syāt
The line
In a compound: both, and sāmna (साम्न), arising from a special cause, by means of an alternative, a division, because of because they are the same, 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: ubhaya-sāmni (उभय-साम्नि) + naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं) + vikalpena (विकल्पेन) + samatvāt (समत्वात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ubhaya-sāmni (उभय-साम्नि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: both, and sāmna (साम्न). Read it from the end |
| naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | arising from a special cause |
| vikalpena (विकल्पेन) | instrumental singular | an alternative, a division |
| samatvāt (समत्वात्) | ablative singular | because they are the same |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
ubhaya-sāmni (उभय-साम्नि) is a compound: both, and sāmna (साम्न). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं) is arising from a special cause. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vikalpena (विकल्पेन) is an alternative, a division. It stands as instrumental singular.
samatvāt (समत्वात्) is because they are the same. It stands as ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ubhaya-sāmni (उभय-साम्नि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ubhaya-sāmni (उभय-साम्नि) and naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं).