10.7.44
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.44
स्त्रोवेण वागुणत्वाच् छेषप्रतिषेधः स्यात्
stroveṇa vāguṇatvāc cheṣapratiṣedhaḥ syāt
The line
By means of strova (स्त्रोव), because of a compound: or, a quality, and the state of being that, a compound: cheṣa (छेष), and 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: stroveṇa (स्त्रोवेण) + vā-guṇa-tvāt (वा-गुण-त्वात्) + cheṣa-pratiṣedhaḥ (छेष-प्रतिषेधः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| stroveṇa (स्त्रोवेण) | instrumental singular | strova (स्त्रोव) |
| vā-guṇa-tvāt (वा-गुण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, a quality, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| cheṣa-pratiṣedhaḥ (छेष-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: cheṣa (छेष), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
stroveṇa (स्त्रोवेण) is strova (स्त्रोव). It stands as instrumental singular. vā-guṇa-tvāt (वा-गुण-त्वात्) is a compound: or, a quality, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vāguṇatvāc (वागुणत्वाच्).
cheṣa-pratiṣedhaḥ (छेष-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: cheṣa (छेष), and a denial. Read it from the end. 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
cheṣa-pratiṣedhaḥ (छेष-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vāguṇatvāc (वागुणत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss stroveṇa (स्त्रोवेण) and vā-guṇa-tvāt (वा-गुण-त्वात्).