10.8.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.3
न तुल्यहेतुत्वादुभयं शब्दलक्षणम्
na tulyahetutvād ubhayaṃ śabdalakṣaṇam
The line
Not because of a compound: like, equal, a reason, and the state of being that, both, a compound: a word, and a mark.
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: na (न) + tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) + ubhayaṃ (उभयं) + śabda-lakṣaṇam (शब्द-लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: like, equal, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ubhayaṃ (उभयं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | both |
| śabda-lakṣaṇam (शब्द-लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a word, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) is a compound: like, equal, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tulyahetutvād (तुल्यहेतुत्वाद्).
ubhayaṃ (उभयं) is both. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. śabda-lakṣaṇam (शब्द-लक्षणम्) is a compound: a word, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tulyahetutvād (तुल्यहेतुत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) and ubhayaṃ (उभयं).