10.7.57
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.57
ग्रहणस्यार्थवत्त्वाद् ग्रहणमप्रवृत्ते स्यात्
grahaṇasyārthavattvād grahaṇam apravṛtte syāt
The line
Because of a compound: a grasping, syārthava (स्यार्थव), and ttva (त्त्व), a grasping, in apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त), 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: grahaṇa-syārthava-ttvāt (ग्रहण-स्यार्थव-त्त्वात्) + grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्) + apravṛtte (अप्रवृत्ते) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| grahaṇa-syārthava-ttvāt (ग्रहण-स्यार्थव-त्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a grasping, syārthava (स्यार्थव), and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end |
| grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a grasping |
| apravṛtte (अप्रवृत्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
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 grahaṇasyārthavattvād (ग्रहणस्यार्थवत्त्वाद्). grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्) is a grasping. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
apravṛtte (अप्रवृत्ते) is apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person 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 grahaṇasyārthavattvād (ग्रहणस्यार्थवत्त्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss grahaṇa-syārthava-ttvāt (ग्रहण-स्यार्थव-त्त्वात्) and grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्).