10.5.88
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.88
छन्दोव्यतिक्रमाद् व्यूढे भक्षपवमानपरिधिकपालस्यम न्त्राणां यथोत्पत्तिवचनमूहवत् स्यात्
chandovyatikramād vyūḍhe bhakṣapavamānaparidhikapālasyama ntrāṇāṃ yathotpattivacanam ūhavat syāt
The line
Because of a compound: chando (छन्दो), vyati (व्यति), and order, in vyūḍha (व्यूढ), a compound: bhakṣa (भक्ष), pava (पव), a measure, a means of knowing, pari (परि), dhika (धिक), pāla (पाल), and syama (स्यम), of ntra (न्त्र), a compound: as, arising, the origin, and a statement, a compound: modification, and possessing, 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: chando-vyati-kramāt (छन्दो-व्यति-क्रमात्) + vyūḍhe (व्यूढे) + bhakṣa-pava-māna-pari-dhika-pāla-syama (भक्ष-पव-मान-परि-धिक-पाल-स्यम) + ntrāṇāṃ (न्त्राणां) + yathā-utpatti-vacanam (यथा-उत्पत्ति-वचनम्) + ūha-vat (ऊह-वत्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| chando-vyati-kramāt (छन्दो-व्यति-क्रमात्) | ablative singular | a compound: chando (छन्दो), vyati (व्यति), and order. Read it from the end |
| vyūḍhe (व्यूढे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | vyūḍha (व्यूढ) |
| bhakṣa-pava-māna-pari-dhika-pāla-syama (भक्ष-पव-मान-परि-धिक-पाल-स्यम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: bhakṣa (भक्ष), pava (पव), a measure, a means of knowing, pari (परि), dhika (धिक), pāla (पाल), and syama (स्यम). Read it from the end |
| ntrāṇāṃ (न्त्राणां) | genitive plural | ntra (न्त्र) |
| yathā-utpatti-vacanam (यथा-उत्पत्ति-वचनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: as, arising, the origin, and a statement. Read it from the end |
| ūha-vat (ऊह-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: modification, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
chando-vyati-kramāt (छन्दो-व्यति-क्रमात्) is a compound: chando (छन्दो), vyati (व्यति), and order. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it chandovyatikramād (छन्दोव्यतिक्रमाद्). vyūḍhe (व्यूढे) is vyūḍha (व्यूढ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. bhakṣa-pava-māna-pari-dhika-pāla-syama (भक्ष-पव-मान-परि-धिक-पाल-स्यम) is a compound: bhakṣa (भक्ष), pava (पव), a measure, a means of knowing, pari (परि), dhika (धिक), pāla (पाल), and syama (स्यम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ntrāṇāṃ (न्त्राणां) is ntra (न्त्र). It stands as genitive plural.
yathā-utpatti-vacanam (यथा-उत्पत्ति-वचनम्) is a compound: as, arising, the origin, and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ūha-vat (ऊह-वत्) is a compound: modification, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
bhakṣa-pava-māna-pari-dhika-pāla-syama (भक्ष-पव-मान-परि-धिक-पाल-स्यम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it chandovyatikramād (छन्दोव्यतिक्रमाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss chando-vyati-kramāt (छन्दो-व्यति-क्रमात्) and vyūḍhe (व्यूढे).