12.4.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.15
शृतेऽपि पूर्ववत् स्यात्
śṛte 'pi pūrvavat syāt
The line
In śṛta (शृत) even, as before, like the earlier, it would be, let it be granted.
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: śṛte (शृते) + api (अपि) + pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śṛte (शृते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | śṛta (शृत) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) | indeclinable | as before, like the earlier |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
śṛte (शृते) is śṛta (शृत). 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.
pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) is as before, like the earlier. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
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.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śṛte (शृते) and pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्).