11.1.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.38
बहुवचनेन सर्वप्राप्तेर् विकल्पः स्यात्
bahuvacanena sarvaprāpter vikalpaḥ syāt
The line
By means of a compound: many, and a statement, of a compound: all, and what already follows, an alternative, a division, it would be, let it be granted.
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: bahu-vacanena (बहु-वचनेन) + sarva-prāpteḥ (सर्व-प्राप्तेः) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bahu-vacanena (बहु-वचनेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: many, and a statement. Read it from the end |
| sarva-prāpteḥ (सर्व-प्राप्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: all, and what already follows. Read it from the end |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
bahu-vacanena (बहु-वचनेन) is a compound: many, and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. sarva-prāpteḥ (सर्व-प्राप्तेः) is a compound: all, and what already follows. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it sarvaprāpter (सर्वप्राप्तेर्).
vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
bahu-vacanena (बहु-वचनेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sarvaprāpter (सर्वप्राप्तेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bahu-vacanena (बहु-वचनेन) and sarva-prāpteḥ (सर्व-प्राप्तेः).