10.7.61
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.61
तथैकार्थविकारे प्राकृतस्याप्रवृत्तिः प्रवृत्तौ हि विकल्पः स्यात्
tathaikārthavikāre prākṛtasyāpravṛttiḥ pravṛttau hi vikalpaḥ syāt
The line
In a compound: so, one, a thing, a meaning, and a transformation, a compound: belonging to the original, syāpra (स्याप्र), and vṛtta (वृत्त), activity, setting out to act. An alternative, a division, 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: tathā-eka-artha-vikāre (तथा-एक-अर्थ-विकारे) + prākṛta-syāpra-vṛttiḥ (प्राकृत-स्याप्र-वृत्तिः) + pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ) + hi (हि) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā-eka-artha-vikāre (तथा-एक-अर्थ-विकारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: so, one, a thing, a meaning, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| prākṛta-syāpra-vṛttiḥ (प्राकृत-स्याप्र-वृत्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: belonging to the original, syāpra (स्याप्र), and vṛtta (वृत्त). Read it from the end |
| pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | activity, setting out to act |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
tathā-eka-artha-vikāre (तथा-एक-अर्थ-विकारे) is a compound: so, one, a thing, a meaning, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prākṛta-syāpra-vṛttiḥ (प्राकृत-स्याप्र-वृत्तिः) is a compound: belonging to the original, syāpra (स्याप्र), and vṛtta (वृत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ) is activity, setting out to act. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. 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
tathā-eka-artha-vikāre (तथा-एक-अर्थ-विकारे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tathā-eka-artha-vikāre (तथा-एक-अर्थ-विकारे) and prākṛta-syāpra-vṛttiḥ (प्राकृत-स्याप्र-वृत्तिः).
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