10.6.65
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.65
द्वादशाहे तु वचनात् प्रत्यहं दक्षिणाभेदस् तत्प्रकृतित्वात् परेषु तासां संख्याविकारः स्यात्
dvādaśāhe tu vacanāt pratyahaṃ dakṣiṇābhedas tatprakṛtitvāt pareṣu tāsāṃ saṃkhyāvikāraḥ syāt
The line
In dvādaśāha (द्वादशाह) but, because of because of a statement, a compound: toward, against, and I, a compound: the gift to the priests, and a difference, because of a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that, in another, the higher, of tāsa (तास), a compound: 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: dvādaśāhe (द्वादशाहे) + tu (तु) + vacanāt (वचनात्) + prati-ahaṃ (प्रति-अहं) + dakṣiṇā-bhedaḥ (दक्षिणा-भेदः) + tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) + pareṣu (परेषु) + tāsāṃ (तासां) + saṃkhyā-vikāraḥ (संख्या-विकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvādaśāhe (द्वादशाहे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | dvādaśāha (द्वादशाह) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| prati-ahaṃ (प्रति-अहं) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: toward, against, and I. Read it from the end |
| dakṣiṇā-bhedaḥ (दक्षिणा-भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the gift to the priests, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| pareṣu (परेषु) | locative plural | another, the higher |
| tāsāṃ (तासां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | tāsa (तास) |
| saṃkhyā-vikāraḥ (संख्या-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: number, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
dvādaśāhe (द्वादशाहे) is dvādaśāha (द्वादशाह). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. prati-ahaṃ (प्रति-अहं) is a compound: toward, against, and I. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. dakṣiṇā-bhedaḥ (दक्षिणा-भेदः) is a compound: the gift to the priests, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it dakṣiṇābhedas (दक्षिणाभेद).
tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) is a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pareṣu (परेषु) is another, the higher. It stands as locative plural. tāsāṃ (तासां) is tāsa (तास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. saṃkhyā-vikāraḥ (संख्या-विकारः) is a compound: 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
tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dakṣiṇābhedas (दक्षिणाभेद).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvādaśāhe (द्वादशाहे) and vacanāt (वचनात्).