10.8.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.7
न चेदन्यं प्रकल्पयेत् प्रकॢप्तावर्थवादः स्यादानर्थक्यात् परसामर्थ्याच् च
na ced anyaṃ prakalpayet prakḷptāv arthavādaḥ syād ānarthakyāt parasāmarthyāc ca
The line
If you say that not, then other, prakalpayet (प्रकल्पयेत्), prakḷptāv (प्रकॢप्ताव्), praise, words that are not the command, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of pointlessness, because of a compound: another, the higher, and capacity and.
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) + ced (चेद्) + anyaṃ (अन्यं) + prakalpayet (प्रकल्पयेत्) + prakḷptāv (प्रकॢप्ताव्) + arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) + syād (स्याद्) + ānarthakyāt (आनर्थक्यात्) + para-sāmarthyāt (पर-सामर्थ्यात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| anyaṃ (अन्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | other |
| prakalpayet (प्रकल्पयेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| prakḷptāv (प्रकॢप्ताव्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | praise, words that are not the command |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| ānarthakyāt (आनर्थक्यात्) | ablative singular | pointlessness |
| para-sāmarthyāt (पर-सामर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: another, the higher, and capacity. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. anyaṃ (अन्यं) is other. It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prakalpayet (प्रकल्पयेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. prakḷptāv (प्रकॢप्ताव्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) is praise, words that are not the command. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. ānarthakyāt (आनर्थक्यात्) is pointlessness. It stands as ablative singular. para-sāmarthyāt (पर-सामर्थ्यात्) is a compound: another, the higher, and capacity. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it parasāmarthyāc (परसामर्थ्याच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
para-sāmarthyāt (पर-सामर्थ्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it parasāmarthyāc (परसामर्थ्याच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anyaṃ (अन्यं) and prakalpayet (प्रकल्पयेत्).