10.6.44
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.44
वचनादतदन्तत्वम्
vacanād atadantatvam
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, atadantatva (अतदन्तत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. stuti-vyapadeśam (स्तुति-व्यपदेशम्) from 10.6.43 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vacanād (वचनाद्) + atadantatvam (अतदन्तत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| atadantatvam (अतदन्तत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | atadantatva (अतदन्तत्व) |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular.
atadantatvam (अतदन्तत्वम्) is atadantatva (अतदन्तत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
atadantatvam (अतदन्तत्वम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and atadantatvam (अतदन्तत्वम्).