12.3.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.4
आगन्तुकत्वाद् वा स्वधर्मा स्याच् छ्रुतिविशेषादितरस्य च मुख्यत्वात्
āgantukatvād vā svadharmā syāc chrutiviśeṣād itarasya ca mukhyatvāt
The line
Because of āgantukatva (आगन्तुकत्व) or, a compound: one's own, and dharma, a property, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c, because of a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a difference, of the other and, because of a compound: primary, 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: āgantukatvād (आगन्तुकत्वाद्) + vā (वा) + sva-dharmā (स्व-धर्मा) + syāc (स्याच्) + chruti-viśeṣāt (छ्रुति-विशेषात्) + itarasya (इतरस्य) + ca (च) + mukhya-tvāt (मुख्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āgantukatvād (आगन्तुकत्वाद्) | ablative singular | āgantukatva (आगन्तुकत्व) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sva-dharmā (स्व-धर्मा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: one's own, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| syāc (स्याच्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c |
| chruti-viśeṣāt (छ्रुति-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| itarasya (इतरस्य) | genitive singular | the other |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| mukhya-tvāt (मुख्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: primary, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
āgantukatvād (आगन्तुकत्वाद्) is āgantukatva (आगन्तुकत्व). It stands as ablative singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sva-dharmā (स्व-धर्मा) is a compound: one's own, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syāc (स्याच्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c. It stands as optative, third person singular.
chruti-viśeṣāt (छ्रुति-विशेषात्) is a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it chrutiviśeṣād (छ्रुतिविशेषाद्). itarasya (इतरस्य) is the other. It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. mukhya-tvāt (मुख्य-त्वात्) is a compound: primary, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
chruti-viśeṣāt (छ्रुति-विशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it chrutiviśeṣād (छ्रुतिविशेषाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss āgantukatvād (आगन्तुकत्वाद्) and sva-dharmā (स्व-धर्मा).
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