10.7.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.15
अपि वा दानमात्रं स्याद् भक्षशब्दानभिसम्बन्धात्
api vā dānamātraṃ syād bhakṣaśabdānabhisambandhāt
The line
Even or, dānamātra (दानमात्र), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: bhakṣa (भक्ष), śabdā (शब्दा), nabhi (नभि), and a connection.
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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + dānamātraṃ (दानमात्रं) + syād (स्याद्) + bhakṣa-śabdā-nabhi-sambandhāt (भक्ष-शब्दा-नभि-सम्बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| dānamātraṃ (दानमात्रं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | dānamātra (दानमात्र) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| bhakṣa-śabdā-nabhi-sambandhāt (भक्ष-शब्दा-नभि-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: bhakṣa (भक्ष), śabdā (शब्दा), nabhi (नभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. dānamātraṃ (दानमात्रं) is dānamātra (दानमात्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. bhakṣa-śabdā-nabhi-sambandhāt (भक्ष-शब्दा-नभि-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: bhakṣa (भक्ष), śabdā (शब्दा), nabhi (नभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
bhakṣa-śabdā-nabhi-sambandhāt (भक्ष-शब्दा-नभि-सम्बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dānamātraṃ (दानमात्रं) and syād (स्याद्).