12.2.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.22
स्याद् वा कालस्याशेषभूतत्वात्
syād vā kālasyāśeṣabhūtatvāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound or, because of a compound: time, syāśeṣa (स्याशेष), and being already there.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. sakṛd (सकृद्) from 12.2.21 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: syād (स्याद्) + vā (वा) + kāla-syāśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (काल-स्याशेष-भूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| kāla-syāśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (काल-स्याशेष-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: time, syāśeṣa (स्याशेष), and being already there. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
kāla-syāśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (काल-स्याशेष-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: time, syāśeṣa (स्याशेष), and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kāla-syāśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (काल-स्याशेष-भूतत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and kāla-syāśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (काल-स्याशेष-भूतत्वात्).
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