12.1.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.16
असिद्धिर् वान्यदेशत्वात् प्रधानवैगुण्यादवैगुण्ये प्रसङ्गः स्यात्
asiddhir vānyadeśatvāt pradhānavaiguṇyād avaiguṇye prasaṅgaḥ syāt
The line
Not being established, because of a compound: or, other, a place, and the state of being that, because of a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य), in avaiguṇya (अवैगुण्य), an unwanted consequence, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: asiddhiḥ (असिद्धिः) + vā-anya-deśa-tvāt (वा-अन्य-देश-त्वात्) + pradhāna-vaiguṇyāt (प्रधान-वैगुण्यात्) + avaiguṇye (अवैगुण्ये) + prasaṅgaḥ (प्रसङ्गः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asiddhiḥ (असिद्धिः) | nominative singular | not being established |
| vā-anya-deśa-tvāt (वा-अन्य-देश-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, other, a place, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| pradhāna-vaiguṇyāt (प्रधान-वैगुण्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य). Read it from the end |
| avaiguṇye (अवैगुण्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | avaiguṇya (अवैगुण्य) |
| prasaṅgaḥ (प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | an unwanted consequence |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
asiddhiḥ (असिद्धिः) is not being established. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it asiddhir. vā-anya-deśa-tvāt (वा-अन्य-देश-त्वात्) is a compound: or, other, a place, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pradhāna-vaiguṇyāt (प्रधान-वैगुण्यात्) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pradhānavaiguṇyād (प्रधानवैगुण्याद्).
avaiguṇye (अवैगुण्ये) is avaiguṇya (अवैगुण्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prasaṅgaḥ (प्रसङ्गः) is an unwanted consequence. 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
pradhāna-vaiguṇyāt (प्रधान-वैगुण्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it asiddhir. The line writes it pradhānavaiguṇyād (प्रधानवैगुण्याद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asiddhiḥ (असिद्धिः) and vā-anya-deśa-tvāt (वा-अन्य-देश-त्वात्).
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