12.2.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.30
इतरो वा तस्य तत्र विधानादुभयोश् चाङ्गसंयोगः
itaro vā tasya tatra vidhānād ubhayoś cāṅgasaṃyogaḥ
The line
The other or, of of that, his, there, because of because of the rule, of of both, a compound: and, a limb, a subsidiary part, and conjunction.
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: itaraḥ (इतरः) + vā (वा) + tasya (तस्य) + tatra (तत्र) + vidhānāt (विधानात्) + ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) + ca-aṅga-saṃyogaḥ (च-अङ्ग-संयोगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| itaraḥ (इतरः) | nominative singular, masculine | the other |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
| ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of both |
| ca-aṅga-saṃyogaḥ (च-अङ्ग-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: and, a limb, a subsidiary part, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
itaraḥ (इतरः) is the other. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it itaro. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable.
vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhānād (विधानाद्). ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) is of both. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it ubhayoś (उभयोश्). ca-aṅga-saṃyogaḥ (च-अङ्ग-संयोगः) is a compound: and, a limb, a subsidiary part, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-aṅga-saṃyogaḥ (च-अङ्ग-संयोगः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it itaro. The line writes it vidhānād (विधानाद्). The line writes it ubhayoś (उभयोश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss itaraḥ (इतरः) and tasya (तस्य).