11.4.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.12
वर्तमानापदेशाद् वचनात् तु तन्त्रभेदः स्यात्
vartamānāpadeśād vacanāt tu tantrabhedaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: varta (वर्त), a measure, a means of knowing, and a statement of a reason, because of because of a statement but, a compound: a shared performance, and a difference, 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: varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्) + vacanāt (वचनात्) + tu (तु) + tantra-bhedaḥ (तन्त्र-भेदः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: varta (वर्त), a measure, a means of knowing, and a statement of a reason. Read it from the end |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tantra-bhedaḥ (तन्त्र-भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a shared performance, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्) is a compound: varta (वर्त), a measure, a means of knowing, and a statement of a reason. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vartamānāpadeśād (वर्तमानापदेशाद्). vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
tantra-bhedaḥ (तन्त्र-भेदः) is a compound: a shared performance, and a difference. 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
varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vartamānāpadeśād (वर्तमानापदेशाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्) and vacanāt (वचनात्).