10.7.51
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.51
विरोधिनामेकश्रुतौ नियमः स्याद् ग्रहणस्यार्थवत्त्वाच् छरवच् च श्रुतितो विशिष्टत्वात्
virodhinām ekaśrutau niyamaḥ syād grahaṇasyārthavattvāc charavac ca śrutito viśiṣṭatvāt
The line
Of opposing, a compound: one, and heard, a restriction, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: a grasping, syārthava (स्यार्थव), and ttva (त्त्व), charavac (छरवच्) and, śrutita (श्रुतित), because of viśiṣṭatva (विशिष्टत्व).
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: virodhinām (विरोधिनाम्) + eka-śrutau (एक-श्रुतौ) + niyamaḥ (नियमः) + syād (स्याद्) + grahaṇa-syārthava-ttvāt (ग्रहण-स्यार्थव-त्त्वात्) + charavac (छरवच्) + ca (च) + śrutito (श्रुतितो) + viśiṣṭatvāt (विशिष्टत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| virodhinām (विरोधिनाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | opposing |
| eka-śrutau (एक-श्रुतौ) | nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: one, and heard. Read it from the end |
| niyamaḥ (नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a restriction |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| grahaṇa-syārthava-ttvāt (ग्रहण-स्यार्थव-त्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a grasping, syārthava (स्यार्थव), and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end |
| charavac (छरवच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| śrutito (श्रुतितो) | nominative singular, masculine | śrutita (श्रुतित) |
| viśiṣṭatvāt (विशिष्टत्वात्) | ablative singular | viśiṣṭatva (विशिष्टत्व) |
The phrases
virodhinām (विरोधिनाम्) is opposing. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. eka-śrutau (एक-श्रुतौ) is a compound: one, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, neuter. niyamaḥ (नियमः) is a restriction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. grahaṇa-syārthava-ttvāt (ग्रहण-स्यार्थव-त्त्वात्) is a compound: a grasping, syārthava (स्यार्थव), and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it grahaṇasyārthavattvāc (ग्रहणस्यार्थवत्त्वाच्).
charavac (छरवच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. śrutito (श्रुतितो) is śrutita (श्रुतित). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. viśiṣṭatvāt (विशिष्टत्वात्) is viśiṣṭatva (विशिष्टत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
grahaṇa-syārthava-ttvāt (ग्रहण-स्यार्थव-त्त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it grahaṇasyārthavattvāc (ग्रहणस्यार्थवत्त्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss virodhinām (विरोधिनाम्) and eka-śrutau (एक-श्रुतौ).
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