10.8.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.20
मन्त्रेष्ववाक्यशेषत्वं गुणोपदेशात् स्यात्
mantreṣv avākyaśeṣatvaṃ guṇopadeśāt syāt
The line
mantreṣv (मन्त्रेष्व्), a compound: avākya (अवाक्य), the rest, what remains over, and tvaṃa (त्वंअ), because of a compound: a quality, and teaching, 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: mantreṣv (मन्त्रेष्व्) + avākya-śeṣa-tvaṃa (अवाक्य-शेष-त्वंअ) + guṇa-upadeśāt (गुण-उपदेशात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mantreṣv (मन्त्रेष्व्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| avākya-śeṣa-tvaṃa (अवाक्य-शेष-त्वंअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: avākya (अवाक्य), the rest, what remains over, and tvaṃa (त्वंअ). Read it from the end |
| guṇa-upadeśāt (गुण-उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, and teaching. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
mantreṣv (मन्त्रेष्व्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. avākya-śeṣa-tvaṃa (अवाक्य-शेष-त्वंअ) is a compound: avākya (अवाक्य), the rest, what remains over, and tvaṃa (त्वंअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
guṇa-upadeśāt (गुण-उपदेशात्) is a compound: a quality, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
avākya-śeṣa-tvaṃa (अवाक्य-शेष-त्वंअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mantreṣv (मन्त्रेष्व्) and avākya-śeṣa-tvaṃa (अवाक्य-शेष-त्वंअ).
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