10.6.68
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.68
प्रत्यहं सर्वसंस्कारः प्रकृतिवत् सर्वासां सर्वशेषत्वात्
pratyahaṃ sarvasaṃskāraḥ prakṛtivat sarvāsāṃ sarvaśeṣatvāt
The line
A compound: toward, against, and I, a compound: all, and a compounded thing, like the model, of sarvāsa (सर्वास), because of a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that.
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: prati-ahaṃ (प्रति-अहं) + sarva-saṃskāraḥ (सर्व-संस्कारः) + prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) + sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) + sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-ahaṃ (प्रति-अहं) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: toward, against, and I. Read it from the end |
| sarva-saṃskāraḥ (सर्व-संस्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, and a compounded thing. Read it from the end |
| prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) | indeclinable | like the model |
| sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | sarvāsa (सर्वास) |
| sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
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. sarva-saṃskāraḥ (सर्व-संस्कारः) is a compound: all, and a compounded thing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) is like the model. It stands as indeclinable.
sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) is sarvāsa (सर्वास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्) is a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-saṃskāraḥ (सर्व-संस्कारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-ahaṃ (प्रति-अहं) and sarva-saṃskāraḥ (सर्व-संस्कारः).