11.1.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.54
तुल्यानां तु यौगपद्यमेकशब्दोपदेशात् स्याद् विशेषाग्रहणात्
tulyānāṃ tu yaugapadyam ekaśabdopadeśāt syād viśeṣāgrahaṇāt
The line
Of like, equal but, yaugapadya (यौगपद्य), because of a compound: one, a word, and teaching, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: viśeṣā (विशेषा), and a grasping.
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: tulyānāṃ (तुल्यानां) + tu (तु) + yaugapadyam (यौगपद्यम्) + eka-śabda-upadeśāt (एक-शब्द-उपदेशात्) + syād (स्याद्) + viśeṣā-grahaṇāt (विशेषा-ग्रहणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tulyānāṃ (तुल्यानां) | genitive plural | like, equal |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| yaugapadyam (यौगपद्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | yaugapadya (यौगपद्य) |
| eka-śabda-upadeśāt (एक-शब्द-उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, a word, and teaching. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| viśeṣā-grahaṇāt (विशेषा-ग्रहणात्) | ablative singular | a compound: viśeṣā (विशेषा), and a grasping. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tulyānāṃ (तुल्यानां) is like, equal. It stands as genitive plural. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. yaugapadyam (यौगपद्यम्) is yaugapadya (यौगपद्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
eka-śabda-upadeśāt (एक-शब्द-उपदेशात्) is a compound: one, a word, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. viśeṣā-grahaṇāt (विशेषा-ग्रहणात्) is a compound: viśeṣā (विशेषा), and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-śabda-upadeśāt (एक-शब्द-उपदेशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tulyānāṃ (तुल्यानां) and yaugapadyam (यौगपद्यम्).
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