11.2.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.19
तथा स्यादध्वरकल्पेष्टौ विशेषस्यैककालत्वात्
tathā syād adhvarakalpeṣṭau viśeṣasyaikakālatvāt
The line
So, in that way, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, adhvarakalpeṣṭa (अध्वरकल्पेष्ट), because of a compound: a difference, syai (स्यै), kakā (कका), and latva (लत्व).
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: tathā (तथा) + syād (स्याद्) + adhvarakalpeṣṭau (अध्वरकल्पेष्टौ) + viśeṣa-syai-kakā-latvāt (विशेष-स्यै-कका-लत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| adhvarakalpeṣṭau (अध्वरकल्पेष्टौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | adhvarakalpeṣṭa (अध्वरकल्पेष्ट) |
| viśeṣa-syai-kakā-latvāt (विशेष-स्यै-कका-लत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a difference, syai (स्यै), kakā (कका), and latva (लत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
adhvarakalpeṣṭau (अध्वरकल्पेष्टौ) is adhvarakalpeṣṭa (अध्वरकल्पेष्ट). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. viśeṣa-syai-kakā-latvāt (विशेष-स्यै-कका-लत्वात्) is a compound: a difference, syai (स्यै), kakā (कका), and latva (लत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣa-syai-kakā-latvāt (विशेष-स्यै-कका-लत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and adhvarakalpeṣṭau (अध्वरकल्पेष्टौ).
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