10.8.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.16
अविशेषेण यच् छास्त्रमन्याय्यत्वाद् विकल्पस्य तत् सन्दिग्धमाराद् विशेषशिष्टं स्यात्
aviśeṣeṇa yac chāstram anyāyyatvād vikalpasya tat sandigdham ārād viśeṣaśiṣṭaṃ syāt
The line
By means of no difference, which. yat before c, chāstra (छास्त्र), because of anyāyyatva (अन्याय्यत्व), of an alternative, a division, that, sandigdha (सन्दिग्ध), ārād (आराद्), a compound: a difference, and śiṣṭa (शिष्ट), 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: aviśeṣeṇa (अविशेषेण) + yac (यच्) + chāstram (छास्त्रम्) + anyāyyatvād (अन्याय्यत्वाद्) + vikalpasya (विकल्पस्य) + tat (तत्) + sandigdham (सन्दिग्धम्) + ārād (आराद्) + viśeṣa-śiṣṭaṃ (विशेष-शिष्टं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aviśeṣeṇa (अविशेषेण) | instrumental singular | no difference |
| yac (यच्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which. yat before c |
| chāstram (छास्त्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | chāstra (छास्त्र) |
| anyāyyatvād (अन्याय्यत्वाद्) | ablative singular | anyāyyatva (अन्याय्यत्व) |
| vikalpasya (विकल्पस्य) | genitive singular | an alternative, a division |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| sandigdham (सन्दिग्धम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sandigdha (सन्दिग्ध) |
| ārād (आराद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| viśeṣa-śiṣṭaṃ (विशेष-शिष्टं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a difference, and śiṣṭa (शिष्ट). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
aviśeṣeṇa (अविशेषेण) is no difference. It stands as instrumental singular. yac (यच्) is which. yat before c. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. chāstram (छास्त्रम्) is chāstra (छास्त्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anyāyyatvād (अन्याय्यत्वाद्) is anyāyyatva (अन्याय्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular. vikalpasya (विकल्पस्य) is an alternative, a division. It stands as genitive singular.
tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sandigdham (सन्दिग्धम्) is sandigdha (सन्दिग्ध). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ārād (आराद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. viśeṣa-śiṣṭaṃ (विशेष-शिष्टं) is a compound: a difference, and śiṣṭa (शिष्ट). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣa-śiṣṭaṃ (विशेष-शिष्टं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aviśeṣeṇa (अविशेषेण) and yac (यच्).