12.1.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.2
गुणकालविकाराच् च तन्त्रभेदः स्यात्
guṇakālavikārāc ca tantrabhedaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: a quality, time, and a transformation and, 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) 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: guṇa-kāla-vikārāt (गुण-काल-विकारात्) + ca (च) + tantra-bhedaḥ (तन्त्र-भेदः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-kāla-vikārāt (गुण-काल-विकारात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, time, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| 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
guṇa-kāla-vikārāt (गुण-काल-विकारात्) is a compound: a quality, time, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it guṇakālavikārāc (गुणकालविकाराच्). ca (च) is and. 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
guṇa-kāla-vikārāt (गुण-काल-विकारात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it guṇakālavikārāc (गुणकालविकाराच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-kāla-vikārāt (गुण-काल-विकारात्) and tantra-bhedaḥ (तन्त्र-भेदः).