10.8.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.17
अप्रकरणे तु यच् छास्त्रं विशेषे श्रुयमाणमविकृतमाज्यभागवत् प्राकृतप्रतिषेधार्थम्
aprakaraṇe tu yac chāstraṃ viśeṣe śruyamāṇam avikṛtam ājyabhāgavat prākṛtapratiṣedhārtham
The line
In aprakaraṇa (अप्रकरण) but, which. yat before c, chāstra (छास्त्र), in a difference, śruyamāṇa (श्रुयमाण), avikṛta (अविकृत), a compound: clarified butter, and bhāgavata (भागवत), a compound: belonging to the original, a denial, and a thing, a meaning.
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: aprakaraṇe (अप्रकरणे) + tu (तु) + yac (यच्) + chāstraṃ (छास्त्रं) + viśeṣe (विशेषे) + śruyamāṇam (श्रुयमाणम्) + avikṛtam (अविकृतम्) + ājya-bhāgavata (आज्य-भागवत) + prākṛta-pratiṣedha-artham (प्राकृत-प्रतिषेध-अर्थम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aprakaraṇe (अप्रकरणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | aprakaraṇa (अप्रकरण) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| yac (यच्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which. yat before c |
| chāstraṃ (छास्त्रं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | chāstra (छास्त्र) |
| viśeṣe (विशेषे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a difference |
| śruyamāṇam (श्रुयमाणम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śruyamāṇa (श्रुयमाण) |
| avikṛtam (अविकृतम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | avikṛta (अविकृत) |
| ājya-bhāgavata (आज्य-भागवत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: clarified butter, and bhāgavata (भागवत). Read it from the end |
| prākṛta-pratiṣedha-artham (प्राकृत-प्रतिषेध-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: belonging to the original, a denial, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
aprakaraṇe (अप्रकरणे) is aprakaraṇa (अप्रकरण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. yac (यच्) is which. yat before c. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. chāstraṃ (छास्त्रं) is chāstra (छास्त्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. viśeṣe (विशेषे) is a difference. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
śruyamāṇam (श्रुयमाणम्) is śruyamāṇa (श्रुयमाण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. avikṛtam (अविकृतम्) is avikṛta (अविकृत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ājya-bhāgavata (आज्य-भागवत) is a compound: clarified butter, and bhāgavata (भागवत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prākṛta-pratiṣedha-artham (प्राकृत-प्रतिषेध-अर्थम्) is a compound: belonging to the original, a denial, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
prākṛta-pratiṣedha-artham (प्राकृत-प्रतिषेध-अर्थम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aprakaraṇe (अप्रकरणे) and yac (यच्).
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