10.8.42
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.42
यदि तु सान्नाय्यं सोमयाजिनो न ताभ्यां समवायोऽस्ति विभक्तकालत्वात्
yadi tu sānnāyyaṃ somayājino na tābhyāṃ samavāyo 'sti vibhaktakālatvāt
The line
If but, sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य), a compound: soma, and yājina (याजिन), not by means of by the two, for the two, inherence, is, a compound: vibhakta (विभक्त), time, and tvāta (त्वात).
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: yadi (यदि) + tu (तु) + sānnāyyaṃ (सान्नाय्यं) + soma-yājinaḥ (सोम-याजिनः) + na (न) + tābhyāṃ (ताभ्यां) + samavāyo (समवायो) + asti (अस्ति) + vibhakta-kāla-tvāta (विभक्त-काल-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| sānnāyyaṃ (सान्नाय्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य) |
| soma-yājinaḥ (सोम-याजिनः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: soma, and yājina (याजिन). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tābhyāṃ (ताभ्यां) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | by the two, for the two |
| samavāyo (समवायो) | nominative singular, masculine | inherence |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| vibhakta-kāla-tvāta (विभक्त-काल-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: vibhakta (विभक्त), time, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. sānnāyyaṃ (सान्नाय्यं) is sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. soma-yājinaḥ (सोम-याजिनः) is a compound: soma, and yājina (याजिन). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it somayājino (सोमयाजिनो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
tābhyāṃ (ताभ्यां) is by the two, for the two. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. samavāyo (समवायो) is inherence. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. vibhakta-kāla-tvāta (विभक्त-काल-त्वात) is a compound: vibhakta (विभक्त), time, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
vibhakta-kāla-tvāta (विभक्त-काल-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it somayājino (सोमयाजिनो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sānnāyyaṃ (सान्नाय्यं) and soma-yājinaḥ (सोम-याजिनः).