10.6.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.15
वैरूपसामा क्रतुसंयोगात् त्रिवृद्वदेकसामा स्यात्
vairūpasāmā kratusaṃyogāt trivṛdvad ekasāmā syāt
The line
vairūpasāma (वैरूपसाम), because of a compound: a rite, and conjunction, trivṛdvad (त्रिवृद्वद्), ekasāma (एकसाम), 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: vairūpasāmā (वैरूपसामा) + kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्) + trivṛdvad (त्रिवृद्वद्) + ekasāmā (एकसामा) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vairūpasāmā (वैरूपसामा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | vairūpasāma (वैरूपसाम) |
| kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a rite, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| trivṛdvad (त्रिवृद्वद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ekasāmā (एकसामा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | ekasāma (एकसाम) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vairūpasāmā (वैरूपसामा) is vairūpasāma (वैरूपसाम). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्) is a compound: a rite, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. trivṛdvad (त्रिवृद्वद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
ekasāmā (एकसामा) is ekasāma (एकसाम). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vairūpasāmā (वैरूपसामा) and kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्).