12.3.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.25
संख्याविहितेषु समुच्चयोऽसंनिपातित्वात्
saṃkhyāvihiteṣu samuccayo 'saṃnipātitvāt
The line
In a compound: number, and vihita (विहित), a taking together, because of asaṃnipātitva (असंनिपातित्व).
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: saṃkhyā-vihiteṣu (संख्या-विहितेषु) + samuccayo (समुच्चयो) + asaṃnipātitvāt (असंनिपातित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃkhyā-vihiteṣu (संख्या-विहितेषु) | locative plural | a compound: number, and vihita (विहित). Read it from the end |
| samuccayo (समुच्चयो) | nominative singular, masculine | a taking together |
| asaṃnipātitvāt (असंनिपातित्वात्) | ablative singular | asaṃnipātitva (असंनिपातित्व) |
The phrases
saṃkhyā-vihiteṣu (संख्या-विहितेषु) is a compound: number, and vihita (विहित). Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. samuccayo (समुच्चयो) is a taking together. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
asaṃnipātitvāt (असंनिपातित्वात्) is asaṃnipātitva (असंनिपातित्व). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃkhyā-vihiteṣu (संख्या-विहितेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃkhyā-vihiteṣu (संख्या-विहितेषु) and samuccayo (समुच्चयो).