10.8.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.8
पूर्वैश् च तुल्यकालत्वात्
pūrvaiś ca tulyakālatvāt
The line
By means of the earlier and, because of a compound: like, equal, time, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. anyaṃ (अन्यं) from 10.8.7 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: pūrvaiḥ (पूर्वैः) + ca (च) + tulya-kāla-tvāt (तुल्य-काल-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pūrvaiḥ (पूर्वैः) | instrumental plural | the earlier |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tulya-kāla-tvāt (तुल्य-काल-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: like, equal, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pūrvaiḥ (पूर्वैः) is the earlier. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it pūrvaiś (पूर्वैश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tulya-kāla-tvāt (तुल्य-काल-त्वात्) is a compound: like, equal, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tulya-kāla-tvāt (तुल्य-काल-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pūrvaiś (पूर्वैश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pūrvaiḥ (पूर्वैः) and tulya-kāla-tvāt (तुल्य-काल-त्वात्).