11.1.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.19
उत्तरास्वश्रुतित्वाद् विशेषाणां कृतार्थत्वात् संदोहे यथाकामी प्रतीयेत
uttarāsvaśrutitvād viśeṣāṇāṃ kṛtārthatvāt saṃdohe yathākāmī pratīyeta
The line
A compound: utta (उत्त), rāsva (रास्व), scripture, and tvāda (त्वाद), of a difference, because of a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, in saṃdoha (संदोह), as one desires, would be understood.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: utta-rāsva-śruti-tvāda (उत्त-रास्व-श्रुति-त्वाद) + viśeṣāṇāṃ (विशेषाणां) + kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) + saṃdohe (संदोहे) + yathākāmī (यथाकामी) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utta-rāsva-śruti-tvāda (उत्त-रास्व-श्रुति-त्वाद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: utta (उत्त), rāsva (रास्व), scripture, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end |
| viśeṣāṇāṃ (विशेषाणां) | genitive plural | a difference |
| kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| saṃdohe (संदोहे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃdoha (संदोह) |
| 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
utta-rāsva-śruti-tvāda (उत्त-रास्व-श्रुति-त्वाद) is a compound: utta (उत्त), rāsva (रास्व), scripture, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. viśeṣāṇāṃ (विशेषाणां) is a difference. It stands as genitive plural. kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
saṃdohe (संदोहे) is saṃdoha (संदोह). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. 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
utta-rāsva-śruti-tvāda (उत्त-रास्व-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 utta-rāsva-śruti-tvāda (उत्त-रास्व-श्रुति-त्वाद) and viśeṣāṇāṃ (विशेषाणां).