10.5.76
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.76
न वा प्रधानत्वाच् छेषत्वात् सादनं तथा
na vā pradhānatvāc cheṣatvāt sādanaṃ tathā
The line
Not or, because of a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that, because of cheṣatva (छेषत्व), sādana (सादन), so, in that way.
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: na (न) + vā (वा) + pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) + cheṣatvāt (छेषत्वात्) + sādanaṃ (सादनं) + tathā (तथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| cheṣatvāt (छेषत्वात्) | ablative singular | cheṣatva (छेषत्व) |
| sādanaṃ (सादनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sādana (सादन) |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pradhānatvāc (प्रधानत्वाच्).
cheṣatvāt (छेषत्वात्) is cheṣatva (छेषत्व). It stands as ablative singular. sādanaṃ (सादनं) is sādana (सादन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pradhānatvāc (प्रधानत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) and cheṣatvāt (छेषत्वात्).