11.3.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.8
स्वरुस् तन्त्रापवर्गः स्यादस्वकालत्वात्
svarus tantrāpavargaḥ syād asvakālatvāt
The line
svarus (स्वरु), a compound: a shared performance, and release, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: asva (अस्व), time, and tvāta (त्वात).
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: svarus (स्वरु) + tantra-apavargaḥ (तन्त्र-अपवर्गः) + syād (स्याद्) + asva-kāla-tvāta (अस्व-काल-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svarus (स्वरु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tantra-apavargaḥ (तन्त्र-अपवर्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a shared performance, and release. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| asva-kāla-tvāta (अस्व-काल-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: asva (अस्व), time, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
svarus (स्वरु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tantra-apavargaḥ (तन्त्र-अपवर्गः) is a compound: a shared performance, and release. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. asva-kāla-tvāta (अस्व-काल-त्वात) is a compound: asva (अस्व), time, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
tantra-apavargaḥ (तन्त्र-अपवर्गः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svarus (स्वरु) and tantra-apavargaḥ (तन्त्र-अपवर्गः).