10.7.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.39
नित्यानुवादो वा कर्मणः स्यादशब्दत्वात्
nityānuvādo vā karmaṇaḥ syād aśabdatvāt
The line
A compound: eternal, and a repetition or, of of the action, from the action, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व).
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: nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) + vā (वा) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + syād (स्याद्) + aśabdatvāt (अशब्दत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, and a repetition. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| aśabdatvāt (अशब्दत्वात्) | ablative singular | aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व) |
The phrases
nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) is a compound: eternal, and a repetition. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nityānuvādo (नित्यानुवादो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. aśabdatvāt (अशब्दत्वात्) is aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nityānuvādo (नित्यानुवादो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) and karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः).