10.8.47
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.47
उपांशुयाजमन्तरा यजतीति हविर्लिङ्गाश्रुतित्वाद् यथाकामी प्रतीयेत
upāṃśuyājam antarā yajatīti havirliṅgāśrutitvād yathākāmī pratīyeta
The line
upāṃśuyāja (उपांशुयाज), a difference, an interval, in yajatīta (यजतीत), a compound: havi (हवि), rliṅgā (र्लिङ्गा), scripture, and tvāda (त्वाद), as one desires, would be understood.
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: upāṃśuyājam (उपांशुयाजम्) + antarā (अन्तरा) + yajatīti (यजतीति) + havi-rliṅgā-śruti-tvāda (हवि-र्लिङ्गा-श्रुति-त्वाद) + yathākāmī (यथाकामी) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| upāṃśuyājam (उपांशुयाजम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | upāṃśuyāja (उपांशुयाज) |
| antarā (अन्तरा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a difference, an interval |
| yajatīti (यजतीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | yajatīta (यजतीत) |
| havi-rliṅgā-śruti-tvāda (हवि-र्लिङ्गा-श्रुति-त्वाद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: havi (हवि), rliṅgā (र्लिङ्गा), scripture, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end |
| yathākāmī (यथाकामी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | as one desires |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
upāṃśuyājam (उपांशुयाजम्) is upāṃśuyāja (उपांशुयाज). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. antarā (अन्तरा) is a difference, an interval. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yajatīti (यजतीति) is yajatīta (यजतीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
havi-rliṅgā-śruti-tvāda (हवि-र्लिङ्गा-श्रुति-त्वाद) is a compound: havi (हवि), rliṅgā (र्लिङ्गा), scripture, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. yathākāmī (यथाकामी) is as one desires. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
havi-rliṅgā-śruti-tvāda (हवि-र्लिङ्गा-श्रुति-त्वाद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss upāṃśuyājam (उपांशुयाजम्) and antarā (अन्तरा).