10.8.52
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.52
देवतायास् त्वनिर्वचनं तत्र शब्दस्येह मृदुत्वं तस्मादिहाधिकारेण
devatāyās tv anirvacanaṃ tatra śabdasyeha mṛdutvaṃ tasmād ihādhikāreṇa
The line
A compound: a deity, and yāsa (यास), the state of being that, anirvacana (अनिर्वचन), there, a compound: a word, and syeha (स्येह), mṛdutva (मृदुत्व), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, by means of ihādhikāra (इहाधिकार).
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: devatā-yāsa (देवता-यास) + tva (त्व) + anirvacanaṃ (अनिर्वचनं) + tatra (तत्र) + śabda-syeha (शब्द-स्येह) + mṛdutvaṃ (मृदुत्वं) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + ihādhikāreṇa (इहाधिकारेण)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| devatā-yāsa (देवता-यास) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a deity, and yāsa (यास). Read it from the end |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| anirvacanaṃ (अनिर्वचनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | anirvacana (अनिर्वचन) |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| śabda-syeha (शब्द-स्येह) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a word, and syeha (स्येह). Read it from the end |
| mṛdutvaṃ (मृदुत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | mṛdutva (मृदुत्व) |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| ihādhikāreṇa (इहाधिकारेण) | instrumental singular | ihādhikāra (इहाधिकार) |
The phrases
devatā-yāsa (देवता-यास) is a compound: a deity, and yāsa (यास). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. anirvacanaṃ (अनिर्वचनं) is anirvacana (अनिर्वचन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable.
śabda-syeha (शब्द-स्येह) is a compound: a word, and syeha (स्येह). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. mṛdutvaṃ (मृदुत्वं) is mṛdutva (मृदुत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ihādhikāreṇa (इहाधिकारेण) is ihādhikāra (इहाधिकार). It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ihādhikāreṇa (इहाधिकारेण) is instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss devatā-yāsa (देवता-यास) and tva (त्व).