12.2.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.35
अधिकश् च गुणः साधारणेऽविरोधात् कांस्यभोजिवदमुख्येऽपि
adhikaś ca guṇaḥ sādhāraṇe 'virodhāt kāṃsyabhojivad amukhye 'pi
The line
adhikaś (अधिकश्) and, a quality, in sādhāraṇa (साधारण), because of absence of collision, kāṃsyabhojivad (कांस्यभोजिवद्), in amukhya (अमुख्य) even.
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: adhikaś (अधिकश्) + ca (च) + guṇaḥ (गुणः) + sādhāraṇe (साधारणे) + avirodhāt (अविरोधात्) + kāṃsyabhojivad (कांस्यभोजिवद्) + amukhye (अमुख्ये) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhikaś (अधिकश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| guṇaḥ (गुणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a quality |
| sādhāraṇe (साधारणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sādhāraṇa (साधारण) |
| avirodhāt (अविरोधात्) | ablative singular | absence of collision |
| kāṃsyabhojivad (कांस्यभोजिवद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| amukhye (अमुख्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | amukhya (अमुख्य) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
adhikaś (अधिकश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. guṇaḥ (गुणः) is a quality. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sādhāraṇe (साधारणे) is sādhāraṇa (साधारण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
avirodhāt (अविरोधात्) is absence of collision. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. kāṃsyabhojivad (कांस्यभोजिवद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. amukhye (अमुख्ये) is amukhya (अमुख्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhikaś (अधिकश्) and guṇaḥ (गुणः).