10.6.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.22
त्रिवृति सङ्ख्यात्वेन सर्वसंख्याविकारः स्यात्
trivṛti saṅkhyātvena sarvasaṃkhyāvikāraḥ syāt
The line
In trivṛta (त्रिवृत), by means of saṅkhyātva (सङ्ख्यात्व), a compound: all, number, and a transformation, 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: trivṛti (त्रिवृति) + saṅkhyātvena (सङ्ख्यात्वेन) + sarva-saṃkhyā-vikāraḥ (सर्व-संख्या-विकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| trivṛti (त्रिवृति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | trivṛta (त्रिवृत) |
| saṅkhyātvena (सङ्ख्यात्वेन) | instrumental singular | saṅkhyātva (सङ्ख्यात्व) |
| sarva-saṃkhyā-vikāraḥ (सर्व-संख्या-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, number, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
trivṛti (त्रिवृति) is trivṛta (त्रिवृत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. saṅkhyātvena (सङ्ख्यात्वेन) is saṅkhyātva (सङ्ख्यात्व). It stands as instrumental singular.
sarva-saṃkhyā-vikāraḥ (सर्व-संख्या-विकारः) is a compound: all, number, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-saṃkhyā-vikāraḥ (सर्व-संख्या-विकारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss trivṛti (त्रिवृति) and saṅkhyātvena (सङ्ख्यात्वेन).
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