10.7.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.38
शंय्विडान्तत्वे विकल्पः स्यात् परेषु पत्न्यनुयाजप्रतिषेधोऽनर्थकः स्यात्
śaṃyviḍāntatve vikalpaḥ syāt pareṣu patnyanuyājapratiṣedho 'narthakaḥ syāt
The line
In śaṃyviḍāntatva (शंय्विडान्तत्व), an alternative, a division, it would be, let it be granted, in another, the higher, a compound: patnya (पत्न्य), nuyāja (नुयाज), and a denial, of no point, 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: śaṃyviḍāntatve (शंय्विडान्तत्वे) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syāt (स्यात्) + pareṣu (परेषु) + patnya-nuyāja-pratiṣedho (पत्न्य-नुयाज-प्रतिषेधो) + anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śaṃyviḍāntatve (शंय्विडान्तत्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | śaṃyviḍāntatva (शंय्विडान्तत्व) |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pareṣu (परेषु) | locative plural | another, the higher |
| patnya-nuyāja-pratiṣedho (पत्न्य-नुयाज-प्रतिषेधो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: patnya (पत्न्य), nuyāja (नुयाज), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) | nominative singular, masculine | of no point |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
śaṃyviḍāntatve (शंय्विडान्तत्वे) is śaṃyviḍāntatva (शंय्विडान्तत्व). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. pareṣu (परेषु) is another, the higher. It stands as locative plural.
patnya-nuyāja-pratiṣedho (पत्न्य-नुयाज-प्रतिषेधो) is a compound: patnya (पत्न्य), nuyāja (नुयाज), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) is of no point. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
patnya-nuyāja-pratiṣedho (पत्न्य-नुयाज-प्रतिषेधो) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śaṃyviḍāntatve (शंय्विडान्तत्वे) and vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः).