10.7.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.13
शेषे वा समवैति तस्माद् रथवन् नियमः स्यात्
śeṣe vā samavaiti tasmād rathavan niyamaḥ syāt
The line
In the rest, what remains over or, in a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vaita (वैत), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: ratha (रथ), and a forest, a restriction, 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: śeṣe (शेषे) + vā (वा) + sama-vaiti (सम-वैति) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + ratha-vana (रथ-वन) + niyamaḥ (नियमः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śeṣe (शेषे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the rest, what remains over |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sama-vaiti (सम-वैति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vaita (वैत). Read it from the end |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| ratha-vana (रथ-वन) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: ratha (रथ), and a forest. Read it from the end |
| niyamaḥ (नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a restriction |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
śeṣe (शेषे) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sama-vaiti (सम-वैति) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vaita (वैत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
ratha-vana (रथ-वन) is a compound: ratha (रथ), and a forest. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. niyamaḥ (नियमः) is a restriction. 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
sama-vaiti (सम-वैति) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śeṣe (शेषे) and sama-vaiti (सम-वैति).
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