12.2.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.28
परिधेर् द्व्यर्थत्वादुभयधर्मा स्यात्
paridher dvyarthatvād ubhayadharmā syāt
The line
paridher (परिधेर्), because of a compound: two, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, a compound: both, and dharma, a property, 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: paridher (परिधेर्) + dvi-artha-tvāt (द्वि-अर्थ-त्वात्) + ubhaya-dharmā (उभय-धर्मा) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paridher (परिधेर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| dvi-artha-tvāt (द्वि-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: two, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ubhaya-dharmā (उभय-धर्मा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: both, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
paridher (परिधेर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. dvi-artha-tvāt (द्वि-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: two, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it dvyarthatvād (द्व्यर्थत्वाद्).
ubhaya-dharmā (उभय-धर्मा) is a compound: both, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dvi-artha-tvāt (द्वि-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dvyarthatvād (द्व्यर्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paridher (परिधेर्) and dvi-artha-tvāt (द्वि-अर्थ-त्वात्).