10.8.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.1
प्रतिषेधः प्रदेशेऽनारभ्यविधाने च प्राप्तप्रतिषिद्धत्वाद् विकल्पः स्यात्
pratiṣedhaḥ pradeśe 'nārabhyavidhāne ca prāptapratiṣiddhatvād vikalpaḥ syāt
The line
A denial, in a unit, in a compound: anāra (अनार), bhya (भ्य), and a rule and, because of a compound: what already follows, toward, against, and ṣiddhatva (षिद्धत्व), 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: pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) + pradeśe (प्रदेशे) + anāra-bhya-vidhāne (अनार-भ्य-विधाने) + ca (च) + prāpta-prati-ṣiddhatvāt (प्राप्त-प्रति-षिद्धत्वात्) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| pradeśe (प्रदेशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a unit |
| anāra-bhya-vidhāne (अनार-भ्य-विधाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: anāra (अनार), bhya (भ्य), and a rule. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| prāpta-prati-ṣiddhatvāt (प्राप्त-प्रति-षिद्धत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what already follows, toward, against, and ṣiddhatva (षिद्धत्व). Read it from the end |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pradeśe (प्रदेशे) is a unit. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. anāra-bhya-vidhāne (अनार-भ्य-विधाने) is a compound: anāra (अनार), bhya (भ्य), and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
prāpta-prati-ṣiddhatvāt (प्राप्त-प्रति-षिद्धत्वात्) is a compound: what already follows, toward, against, and ṣiddhatva (षिद्धत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prāptapratiṣiddhatvād (प्राप्तप्रतिषिद्धत्वाद्). 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
prāpta-prati-ṣiddhatvāt (प्राप्त-प्रति-षिद्धत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it prāptapratiṣiddhatvād (प्राप्तप्रतिषिद्धत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) and pradeśe (प्रदेशे).
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