10.6.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.54
स्याद् विशये तन्न्यायत्वात् प्रकृतिवत्
syād viśaye tannyāyatvāt prakṛtivat
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, for viśa (विश), because of a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that, like the model.
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: syād (स्याद्) + viśaye (विशये) + tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) + prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| viśaye (विशये) | dative singular | viśa (विश) |
| tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) | indeclinable | like the model |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. viśaye (विशये) is viśa (विश). It stands as dative singular.
tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) is a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) is like the model. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and viśaye (विशये).