12.4.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.26
नित्याधारणे विकल्पो न ह्यकस्मात् प्रतिषेधः स्यात्
nityādhāraṇe vikalpo na hy akasmāt pratiṣedhaḥ syāt
The line
In a compound: nityā (नित्या), and a holding, an alternative, a division, not. Because of akasma (अकस्म), a denial, 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: nityā-dhāraṇe (नित्या-धारणे) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + na (न) + hy (ह्य्) + akasmāt (अकस्मात्) + pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nityā-dhāraṇe (नित्या-धारणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: nityā (नित्या), and a holding. Read it from the end |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| akasmāt (अकस्मात्) | ablative singular | akasma (अकस्म) |
| pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
nityā-dhāraṇe (नित्या-धारणे) is a compound: nityā (नित्या), and a holding. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vikalpo. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable.
akasmāt (अकस्मात्) is akasma (अकस्म). It stands as ablative singular. pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nityā-dhāraṇe (नित्या-धारणे) 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 nityā-dhāraṇe (नित्या-धारणे) and vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः).