12.4.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.38
सान्नाय्येऽप्येवं प्रतिषेधः सौमपीयहेतुत्वात्
sānnāyye 'py evaṃ pratiṣedhaḥ saumapīyahetutvāt
The line
In sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य), also, even. api before a vowel thus, a denial, a compound: sauma (सौम), pīya (पीय), a reason, and tvāta (त्वात).
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: sānnāyye (सान्नाय्ये) + apy (अप्य्) + evaṃ (एवं) + pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) + sauma-pīya-hetu-tvāta (सौम-पीय-हेतु-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sānnāyye (सान्नाय्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य) |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| sauma-pīya-hetu-tvāta (सौम-पीय-हेतु-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: sauma (सौम), pīya (पीय), a reason, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
sānnāyye (सान्नाय्ये) is sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable.
pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sauma-pīya-hetu-tvāta (सौम-पीय-हेतु-त्वात) is a compound: sauma (सौम), pīya (पीय), a reason, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
sauma-pīya-hetu-tvāta (सौम-पीय-हेतु-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sānnāyye (सान्नाय्ये) and apy (अप्य्).