10.8.43
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.43
अपि वा विहितत्वाद् गुणार्थायां पुनः श्रुतौ सन्देहे श्रुतिर् द्विदेवतार्था स्याद् यथानभिप्रेतस् तथाग्नेयो दर्शनादेकदेवते
api vā vihitatvād guṇārthāyāṃ punaḥ śrutau sandehe śrutir dvidevatārthā syād yathānabhipretas tathāgneyo darśanād ekadevate
The line
Even or, because of vihitatva (विहितत्व), of guṇārthāya (गुणार्थाय), again, heard, in sandeha (सन्देह), scripture, a compound: two, a deity, and a thing, a meaning, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: as, nabhi (नभि), and preta (प्रेत), a compound: so, and gneya (ग्नेय), because of from seeing, because one sees, in ekadevata (एकदेवत).
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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + vihitatvād (विहितत्वाद्) + guṇārthāyāṃ (गुणार्थायां) + punaḥ (पुनः) + śrutau (श्रुतौ) + sandehe (सन्देहे) + śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) + dvi-devatā-arthā (द्वि-देवता-अर्था) + syād (स्याद्) + yathā-nabhi-pretaḥ (यथा-नभि-प्रेतः) + tathā-gneyaḥ (तथा-ग्नेयः) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्) + ekadevate (एकदेवते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| vihitatvād (विहितत्वाद्) | ablative singular | vihitatva (विहितत्व) |
| guṇārthāyāṃ (गुणार्थायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | guṇārthāya (गुणार्थाय) |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| śrutau (श्रुतौ) | nominative or accusative dual, neuter | heard |
| sandehe (सन्देहे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sandeha (सन्देह) |
| śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | scripture |
| dvi-devatā-arthā (द्वि-देवता-अर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: two, a deity, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| yathā-nabhi-pretaḥ (यथा-नभि-प्रेतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: as, nabhi (नभि), and preta (प्रेत). Read it from the end |
| tathā-gneyaḥ (तथा-ग्नेयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: so, and gneya (ग्नेय). Read it from the end |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
| ekadevate (एकदेवते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ekadevata (एकदेवत) |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. vihitatvād (विहितत्वाद्) is vihitatva (विहितत्व). It stands as ablative singular. guṇārthāyāṃ (गुणार्थायां) is guṇārthāya (गुणार्थाय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. śrutau (श्रुतौ) is heard. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sandehe (सन्देहे) is sandeha (सन्देह). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) is scripture. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line writes it śrutir (श्रुतिर्). dvi-devatā-arthā (द्वि-देवता-अर्था) is a compound: two, a deity, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. yathā-nabhi-pretaḥ (यथा-नभि-प्रेतः) is a compound: as, nabhi (नभि), and preta (प्रेत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yathānabhipretas (यथानभिप्रेत). tathā-gneyaḥ (तथा-ग्नेयः) is a compound: so, and gneya (ग्नेय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it tathāgneyo (तथाग्नेयो). darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it darśanād (दर्शनाद्). ekadevate (एकदेवते) is ekadevata (एकदेवत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-nabhi-pretaḥ (यथा-नभि-प्रेतः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrutir (श्रुतिर्). The line writes it yathānabhipretas (यथानभिप्रेत). The line writes it tathāgneyo (तथाग्नेयो). The line writes it darśanād (दर्शनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vihitatvād (विहितत्वाद्) and guṇārthāyāṃ (गुणार्थायां).