10.7.64
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.64
विकृतौ त्वनियमः स्यात् प्रषदाज्यवद् ग्रहणस्य गुणार्थत्वादुभयोश् च प्रदिष्टत्वाद् गुणशास्त्रं यदेति स्यात्
vikṛtau tv aniyamaḥ syāt praṣadājyavad grahaṇasya guṇārthatvād ubhayoś ca pradiṣṭatvād guṇaśāstraṃ yadeti syāt
The line
In in the variant rite, the state of being that, the absence of a fixed rule, it would be, let it be granted, praṣadājyavad (प्रषदाज्यवद्), of a grasping, because of a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, of of both and, because of pradiṣṭatva (प्रदिष्टत्व), a compound: a quality, and a teaching, a treatise, when thus, 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: vikṛtau (विकृतौ) + tva (त्व) + aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) + syāt (स्यात्) + praṣadājyavad (प्रषदाज्यवद्) + grahaṇasya (ग्रहणस्य) + guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) + ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) + ca (च) + pradiṣṭatvād (प्रदिष्टत्वाद्) + guṇa-śāstraṃ (गुण-शास्त्रं) + yadā (यदा) + iti (इति) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikṛtau (विकृतौ) | locative singular | in the variant rite |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| praṣadājyavad (प्रषदाज्यवद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| grahaṇasya (ग्रहणस्य) | genitive singular | a grasping |
| guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of both |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| pradiṣṭatvād (प्रदिष्टत्वाद्) | ablative singular | pradiṣṭatva (प्रदिष्टत्व) |
| guṇa-śāstraṃ (गुण-शास्त्रं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a quality, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vikṛtau (विकृतौ) is in the variant rite. It stands as locative singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. praṣadājyavad (प्रषदाज्यवद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. grahaṇasya (ग्रहणस्य) is a grasping. It stands as genitive singular. guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it guṇārthatvād (गुणार्थत्वाद्).
ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) is of both. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it ubhayoś (उभयोश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. pradiṣṭatvād (प्रदिष्टत्वाद्) is pradiṣṭatva (प्रदिष्टत्व). It stands as ablative singular. guṇa-śāstraṃ (गुण-शास्त्रं) is a compound: a quality, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yadā (यदा) is when. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as yadeti. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it guṇārthatvād (गुणार्थत्वाद्). The line writes it ubhayoś (उभयोश्). The line joins it on as yadeti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vikṛtau (विकृतौ) and tva (त्व).