11.1.47
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.47
यावत्स्वं वान्यविधानेनानुवादः स्यात्
yāvatsvaṃ vānyavidhānenānuvādaḥ syāt
The line
As long as, as far as, one's own, a compound: vānya (वान्य), vidhā (विधा), nenānu (नेनानु), and honest debate, 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: yāvat (यावत्) + svaṃ (स्वं) + vānya-vidhā-nenānu-vādaḥ (वान्य-विधा-नेनानु-वादः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yāvat (यावत्) | indeclinable | as long as, as far as |
| svaṃ (स्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one's own |
| vānya-vidhā-nenānu-vādaḥ (वान्य-विधा-नेनानु-वादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: vānya (वान्य), vidhā (विधा), nenānu (नेनानु), and honest debate. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
yāvat (यावत्) is as long as, as far as. It stands as indeclinable. svaṃ (स्वं) is one's own. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as yāvatsvaṃ (यावत्स्वं).
vānya-vidhā-nenānu-vādaḥ (वान्य-विधा-नेनानु-वादः) is a compound: vānya (वान्य), vidhā (विधा), nenānu (नेनानु), and honest debate. Read it from the end. 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
vānya-vidhā-nenānu-vādaḥ (वान्य-विधा-नेनानु-वादः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as yāvatsvaṃ (यावत्स्वं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yāvat (यावत्) and svaṃ (स्वं).
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