10.7.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.21
एकत्वाद् वैकभागः स्याद् भागस्याश्रुतिभूतत्वात्
ekatvād vaikabhāgaḥ syād bhāgasyāśrutibhūtatvāt
The line
Because of a compound: one, and the state of being that, vaikabhāga (वैकभाग), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: bhāgasyā (भागस्या), scripture, and being already there.
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: eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) + vaikabhāgaḥ (वैकभागः) + syād (स्याद्) + bhāgasyā-śruti-bhūtatvāt (भागस्या-श्रुति-भूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vaikabhāgaḥ (वैकभागः) | nominative singular, masculine | vaikabhāga (वैकभाग) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| bhāgasyā-śruti-bhūtatvāt (भागस्या-श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: bhāgasyā (भागस्या), scripture, and being already there. Read it from the end |
The phrases
eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) is a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ekatvād (एकत्वाद्). vaikabhāgaḥ (वैकभागः) is vaikabhāga (वैकभाग). 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. bhāgasyā-śruti-bhūtatvāt (भागस्या-श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: bhāgasyā (भागस्या), scripture, and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
bhāgasyā-śruti-bhūtatvāt (भागस्या-श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekatvād (एकत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) and vaikabhāgaḥ (वैकभागः).