12.3.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.28
विकल्पो वा समुच्चयस्याश्रुतित्वात्
vikalpo vā samuccayasyāśrutitvāt
The line
An alternative, a division or, because of a compound: a taking together, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. yājyāvaṣaṭkārayoś (याज्यावषट्कारयोश्) from 12.3.27 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + vā (वा) + samuccaya-syāśru-titvāt (समुच्चय-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| samuccaya-syāśru-titvāt (समुच्चय-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a taking together, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vikalpo. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
samuccaya-syāśru-titvāt (समुच्चय-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) is a compound: a taking together, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
samuccaya-syāśru-titvāt (समुच्चय-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vikalpo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) and samuccaya-syāśru-titvāt (समुच्चय-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्).