10.7.47
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.47
अवभृथे बर्हिषः प्रतिषेधाच् छेषकर्म स्यात्
avabhṛthe barhiṣaḥ pratiṣedhāc cheṣakarma syāt
The line
In avabhṛtha (अवभृथ), barhiṣa (बर्हिष), because of a denial, a compound: cheṣa (छेष), and action, 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: avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) + barhiṣaḥ (बर्हिषः) + pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) + cheṣa-karma (छेष-कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | avabhṛtha (अवभृथ) |
| barhiṣaḥ (बर्हिषः) | nominative singular, masculine | barhiṣa (बर्हिष) |
| pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a denial |
| cheṣa-karma (छेष-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: cheṣa (छेष), and action. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) is avabhṛtha (अवभृथ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. barhiṣaḥ (बर्हिषः) is barhiṣa (बर्हिष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) is a denial. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pratiṣedhāc (प्रतिषेधाच्).
cheṣa-karma (छेष-कर्म) is a compound: cheṣa (छेष), and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratiṣedhāt (प्रतिषेधात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it pratiṣedhāc (प्रतिषेधाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) and barhiṣaḥ (बर्हिषः).