10.7.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.6
अंसशिरोऽनूकसक्थिप्रतिषेधश् च तदन्यपरिसङ्ख्यानेऽनर्थकः स्यात् प्रदानत्वात् तेषां निरवदानप्रतिषेधः स्यात्
aṃsaśiro'nūkasakthipratiṣedhaś ca tadanyaparisaṅkhyāne 'narthakaḥ syāt pradānatvāt teṣāṃ niravadānapratiṣedhaḥ syāt
The line
A compound: aṃsa (अंस), śiro (शिरो), 'nūka (ऽनूक), sakthi (सक्थि), and a denial and, in tadanyaparisaṅkhyāna (तदन्यपरिसङ्ख्यान), of no point, it would be, let it be granted, because of pradānatva (प्रदानत्व), of of them, a compound: nira (निर), vadāna (वदान), and a denial, 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: aṃsa-śiro-'nūka-sakthi-pratiṣedhaḥ (अंस-शिरो-ऽनूक-सक्थि-प्रतिषेधः) + ca (च) + tadanyaparisaṅkhyāne (तदन्यपरिसङ्ख्याने) + anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) + syāt (स्यात्) + pradānatvāt (प्रदानत्वात्) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + nira-vadāna-pratiṣedhaḥ (निर-वदान-प्रतिषेधः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṃsa-śiro-'nūka-sakthi-pratiṣedhaḥ (अंस-शिरो-ऽनूक-सक्थि-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: aṃsa (अंस), śiro (शिरो), 'nūka (ऽनूक), sakthi (सक्थि), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tadanyaparisaṅkhyāne (तदन्यपरिसङ्ख्याने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tadanyaparisaṅkhyāna (तदन्यपरिसङ्ख्यान) |
| anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) | nominative singular, masculine | of no point |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pradānatvāt (प्रदानत्वात्) | ablative singular | pradānatva (प्रदानत्व) |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| nira-vadāna-pratiṣedhaḥ (निर-वदान-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: nira (निर), vadāna (वदान), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
aṃsa-śiro-'nūka-sakthi-pratiṣedhaḥ (अंस-शिरो-ऽनूक-सक्थि-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: aṃsa (अंस), śiro (शिरो), 'nūka (ऽनूक), sakthi (सक्थि), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it aṃsaśiro (अंसशिरो)'nūkasakthipratiṣedhaś (नूकसक्थिप्रतिषेधश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tadanyaparisaṅkhyāne (तदन्यपरिसङ्ख्याने) is tadanyaparisaṅkhyāna (तदन्यपरिसङ्ख्यान). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) is of no point. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
pradānatvāt (प्रदानत्वात्) is pradānatva (प्रदानत्व). It stands as ablative singular. teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. nira-vadāna-pratiṣedhaḥ (निर-वदान-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: nira (निर), vadāna (वदान), and a denial. 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
aṃsa-śiro-'nūka-sakthi-pratiṣedhaḥ (अंस-शिरो-ऽनूक-सक्थि-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it aṃsaśiro (अंसशिरो)'nūkasakthipratiṣedhaś (नूकसक्थिप्रतिषेधश्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṃsa-śiro-'nūka-sakthi-pratiṣedhaḥ (अंस-शिरो-ऽनूक-सक्थि-प्रतिषेधः) and tadanyaparisaṅkhyāne (तदन्यपरिसङ्ख्याने).