11.3.42
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.42
तथाशिरेऽपि
tathāśire 'pi
The line
In a compound: so, and śira (शिर) even.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The line is short. śabdāsāmajjasyam (शब्दासामज्जस्यम्) from 11.3.41 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tathā-śire (तथा-शिरे) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā-śire (तथा-शिरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: so, and śira (शिर). Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
tathā-śire (तथा-शिरे) is a compound: so, and śira (शिर). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-śire (तथा-शिरे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tathā-śire (तथा-शिरे).