10.7.49
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.49
प्रयाजानां त्वेकदेशप्रतिषेधाद् वाक्यशेषत्वं तस्मान् नित्यानुवादः स्यात्
prayājānāṃ tv ekadeśapratiṣedhād vākyaśeṣatvaṃ tasmān nityānuvādaḥ syāt
The line
Of prayāja (प्रयाज), the state of being that, because of a compound: one part, and a denial, a compound: a sentence, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n, a compound: eternal, and a repetition, 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: prayājānāṃ (प्रयाजानां) + tva (त्व) + ekadeśa-pratiṣedhāt (एकदेश-प्रतिषेधात्) + vākya-śeṣa-tvaṃ (वाक्य-शेष-त्वं) + tasmān (तस्मान्) + nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prayājānāṃ (प्रयाजानां) | genitive plural | prayāja (प्रयाज) |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| ekadeśa-pratiṣedhāt (एकदेश-प्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one part, and a denial. Read it from the end |
| vākya-śeṣa-tvaṃ (वाक्य-शेष-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a sentence, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tasmān (तस्मान्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n |
| nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, and a repetition. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
prayājānāṃ (प्रयाजानां) is prayāja (प्रयाज). It stands as genitive plural. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. ekadeśa-pratiṣedhāt (एकदेश-प्रतिषेधात्) is a compound: one part, and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ekadeśapratiṣedhād (एकदेशप्रतिषेधाद्). vākya-śeṣa-tvaṃ (वाक्य-शेष-त्वं) is a compound: a sentence, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tasmān (तस्मान्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n. It stands as indeclinable. nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) is a compound: eternal, and a repetition. 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
ekadeśa-pratiṣedhāt (एकदेश-प्रतिषेधात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekadeśapratiṣedhād (एकदेशप्रतिषेधाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prayājānāṃ (प्रयाजानां) and tva (त्व).