10.7.46
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.46
अनिज्या वा शेषस्य मुख्यदेवतानभीज्यत्वात्
anijyā vā śeṣasya mukhyadevatān abhījyatvāt
The line
anijya (अनिज्य) or, of the rest, what remains over, a compound: primary, and devata (देवत), because of abhījyatva (अभीज्यत्व).
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: anijyā (अनिज्या) + vā (वा) + śeṣasya (शेषस्य) + mukhya-devatān (मुख्य-देवतान्) + abhījyatvāt (अभीज्यत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anijyā (अनिज्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | anijya (अनिज्य) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śeṣasya (शेषस्य) | genitive singular | the rest, what remains over |
| mukhya-devatān (मुख्य-देवतान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: primary, and devata (देवत). Read it from the end |
| abhījyatvāt (अभीज्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | abhījyatva (अभीज्यत्व) |
The phrases
anijyā (अनिज्या) is anijya (अनिज्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. śeṣasya (शेषस्य) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as genitive singular.
mukhya-devatān (मुख्य-देवतान्) is a compound: primary, and devata (देवत). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. abhījyatvāt (अभीज्यत्वात्) is abhījyatva (अभीज्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mukhya-devatān (मुख्य-देवतान्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anijyā (अनिज्या) and śeṣasya (शेषस्य).