10.6.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.37
पक्षे सङ्ख्या सहस्रवत्
pakṣe saṅkhyā sahasravat
The line
In a side, a thesis, saṅkhya (सङ्ख्य), a compound: with, and sravata (स्रवत).
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: pakṣe (पक्षे) + saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या) + saha-sravata (सह-स्रवत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pakṣe (पक्षे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a side, a thesis |
| saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | saṅkhya (सङ्ख्य) |
| saha-sravata (सह-स्रवत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: with, and sravata (स्रवत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
pakṣe (पक्षे) is a side, a thesis. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या) is saṅkhya (सङ्ख्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
saha-sravata (सह-स्रवत) is a compound: with, and sravata (स्रवत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
saha-sravata (सह-स्रवत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pakṣe (पक्षे) and saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या).
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