11.4.41
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.41
सर्वेषां वाभिप्रथमं स्यात्
sarveṣāṃ vābhiprathamaṃ syāt
The line
Of of all, a compound: vābhi (वाभि), and first, 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: sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) + vābhi-prathamaṃ (वाभि-प्रथमं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) | genitive plural | of all |
| vābhi-prathamaṃ (वाभि-प्रथमं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: vābhi (वाभि), and first. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. vābhi-prathamaṃ (वाभि-प्रथमं) is a compound: vābhi (वाभि), and first. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vābhi-prathamaṃ (वाभि-प्रथमं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) and vābhi-prathamaṃ (वाभि-प्रथमं).