10.7.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.20
द्विभागः स्याद् द्विकर्मत्वात्
dvibhāgaḥ syād dvikarmatvāt
The line
dvibhāga (द्विभाग), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: two, action, 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: dvibhāgaḥ (द्विभागः) + syād (स्याद्) + dvi-karma-tvāt (द्वि-कर्म-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvibhāgaḥ (द्विभागः) | nominative singular, masculine | dvibhāga (द्विभाग) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| dvi-karma-tvāt (द्वि-कर्म-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: two, action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dvibhāgaḥ (द्विभागः) is dvibhāga (द्विभाग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
dvi-karma-tvāt (द्वि-कर्म-त्वात्) is a compound: two, action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dvi-karma-tvāt (द्वि-कर्म-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvibhāgaḥ (द्विभागः) and syād (स्याद्).