12.2.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.24
विप्रतिषिद्धधर्माणां समवाये भूयसां स्यात् सधर्मकत्वम्
vipratiṣiddhadharmāṇāṃ samavāye bhūyasāṃ syāt sadharmakatvam
The line
Of a compound: vipra (विप्र), tiṣi (तिषि), ddha (द्ध), and dharma, a property, in inherence, of bhūyasa (भूयस), it would be, let it be granted, sadharmakatva (सधर्मकत्व).
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: vipra-tiṣi-ddha-dharmāṇāṃ (विप्र-तिषि-द्ध-धर्माणां) + samavāye (समवाये) + bhūyasāṃ (भूयसां) + syāt (स्यात्) + sadharmakatvam (सधर्मकत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vipra-tiṣi-ddha-dharmāṇāṃ (विप्र-तिषि-द्ध-धर्माणां) | genitive plural | a compound: vipra (विप्र), tiṣi (तिषि), ddha (द्ध), and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| samavāye (समवाये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | inherence |
| bhūyasāṃ (भूयसां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | bhūyasa (भूयस) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| sadharmakatvam (सधर्मकत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sadharmakatva (सधर्मकत्व) |
The phrases
vipra-tiṣi-ddha-dharmāṇāṃ (विप्र-तिषि-द्ध-धर्माणां) is a compound: vipra (विप्र), tiṣi (तिषि), ddha (द्ध), and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. samavāye (समवाये) is inherence. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. bhūyasāṃ (भूयसां) is bhūyasa (भूयस). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. sadharmakatvam (सधर्मकत्वम्) is sadharmakatva (सधर्मकत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vipra-tiṣi-ddha-dharmāṇāṃ (विप्र-तिषि-द्ध-धर्माणां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vipra-tiṣi-ddha-dharmāṇāṃ (विप्र-तिषि-द्ध-धर्माणां) and samavāye (समवाये).
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12.2.25. Primary or, a compound: the earlier, coda (चोद), and nāla (नाल), as in the world.