10.7.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.27
अधिकं वार्थवत्त्वात् स्यादर्थवादगुणाभावे वचनादविकारे तेषु हि तादर्थ्यं स्यादपूर्वत्वात्
adhikaṃ vārthavattvāt syād arthavādaguṇābhāve vacanād avikāre teṣu hi tādarthyaṃ syād apūrvatvāt
The line
More, because of a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, in a compound: praise, words that are not the command, a quality, and absence, because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, in avikāra (अविकार), in in them. Being for that, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: the unseen, 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: adhikaṃ (अधिकं) + vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) + syād (स्याद्) + arthavāda-guṇa-abhāve (अर्थवाद-गुण-अभावे) + vacanād (वचनाद्) + avikāre (अविकारे) + teṣu (तेषु) + hi (हि) + tādarthyaṃ (तादर्थ्यं) + syād (स्याद्) + apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhikaṃ (अधिकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | more |
| vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| arthavāda-guṇa-abhāve (अर्थवाद-गुण-अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: praise, words that are not the command, a quality, and absence. Read it from the end |
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| avikāre (अविकारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | avikāra (अविकार) |
| teṣu (तेषु) | locative plural | in them |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tādarthyaṃ (तादर्थ्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | being for that |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
adhikaṃ (अधिकं) is more. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. arthavāda-guṇa-abhāve (अर्थवाद-गुण-अभावे) is a compound: praise, words that are not the command, a quality, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. avikāre (अविकारे) is avikāra (अविकार). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
teṣu (तेषु) is in them. It stands as locative plural. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tādarthyaṃ (तादर्थ्यं) is being for that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
arthavāda-guṇa-abhāve (अर्थवाद-गुण-अभावे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhikaṃ (अधिकं) and vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्).
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