10.7.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.34
ततोऽपि यावदुक्तं स्यात्
tato 'pi yāvaduktaṃ syāt
The line
From that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound even, as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound, what has been said, 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: tato (ततो) + api (अपि) + yāvad (यावद्) + uktaṃ (उक्तं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| yāvad (यावद्) | indeclinable | as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound |
| uktaṃ (उक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. yāvad (यावद्) is as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
uktaṃ (उक्तं) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as yāvaduktaṃ (यावदुक्तं). syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as yāvaduktaṃ (यावदुक्तं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tato (ततो) and yāvad (यावद्).