10.7.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.40
प्रतिषेधार्थवत्त्वाच् चोत्तरस्य परस्तात् प्रतिषेधः स्यात्
pratiṣedhārthavattvāc cottarasya parastāt pratiṣedhaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: a denial, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that, of a compound: and, and the later, a compound: another, the higher, and stāta (स्तात), a denial, 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: pratiṣedha-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रतिषेध-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) + ca-uttarasya (च-उत्तरस्य) + para-stāta (पर-स्तात) + pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratiṣedha-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रतिषेध-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a denial, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ca-uttarasya (च-उत्तरस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: and, and the later. Read it from the end |
| para-stāta (पर-स्तात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: another, the higher, and stāta (स्तात). Read it from the end |
| pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
pratiṣedha-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रतिषेध-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: a denial, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pratiṣedhārthavattvāc (प्रतिषेधार्थवत्त्वाच्). ca-uttarasya (च-उत्तरस्य) is a compound: and, and the later. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. para-stāta (पर-स्तात) is a compound: another, the higher, and stāta (स्तात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratiṣedha-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रतिषेध-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratiṣedhārthavattvāc (प्रतिषेधार्थवत्त्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratiṣedha-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रतिषेध-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) and ca-uttarasya (च-उत्तरस्य).