12.3.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.30
वषट्कारे नानार्थत्वात् समुच्चयो हौत्रास् तु विकल्पेरन्नेकार्थत्वात्
vaṣaṭkāre nānārthatvāt samuccayo hautrās tu vikalperann ekārthatvāt
The line
In vaṣaṭkāra (वषट्कार), not because of anārthatva (अनार्थत्व), a taking together, hautrās (हौत्रास्) but, vikalperann (विकल्पेरन्न्), because of a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that.
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: vaṣaṭkāre (वषट्कारे) + na (न) + anārthatvāt (अनार्थत्वात्) + samuccayaḥ (समुच्चयः) + hautrās (हौत्रास्) + tu (तु) + vikalperann (विकल्पेरन्न्) + eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vaṣaṭkāre (वषट्कारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | vaṣaṭkāra (वषट्कार) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anārthatvāt (अनार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | anārthatva (अनार्थत्व) |
| samuccayaḥ (समुच्चयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a taking together |
| hautrās (हौत्रास्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vikalperann (विकल्पेरन्न्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vaṣaṭkāre (वषट्कारे) is vaṣaṭkāra (वषट्कार). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anārthatvāt (अनार्थत्वात्) is anārthatva (अनार्थत्व). It stands as ablative singular. samuccayaḥ (समुच्चयः) is a taking together. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it samuccayo.
hautrās (हौत्रास्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vikalperann (विकल्पेरन्न्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-artha-tvāt (एक-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it samuccayo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vaṣaṭkāre (वषट्कारे) and anārthatvāt (अनार्थत्वात्).