12.4.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.35
प्रभुत्वादार्त्विज्यं सर्ववर्णानां स्यात्
prabhutvād ārtvijyaṃ sarvavarṇānāṃ syāt
The line
Because of prabhutva (प्रभुत्व), ārtvijya (आर्त्विज्य), of a compound: all, and a sound, a class, 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: prabhutvād (प्रभुत्वाद्) + ārtvijyaṃ (आर्त्विज्यं) + sarva-varṇānāṃ (सर्व-वर्णानां) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prabhutvād (प्रभुत्वाद्) | ablative singular | prabhutva (प्रभुत्व) |
| ārtvijyaṃ (आर्त्विज्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ārtvijya (आर्त्विज्य) |
| sarva-varṇānāṃ (सर्व-वर्णानां) | genitive plural | a compound: all, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
prabhutvād (प्रभुत्वाद्) is prabhutva (प्रभुत्व). It stands as ablative singular. ārtvijyaṃ (आर्त्विज्यं) is ārtvijya (आर्त्विज्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
sarva-varṇānāṃ (सर्व-वर्णानां) is a compound: all, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-varṇānāṃ (सर्व-वर्णानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prabhutvād (प्रभुत्वाद्) and ārtvijyaṃ (आर्त्विज्यं).