12.4.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.9
संख्यासु तु विकल्पः स्याच् छ्रुतिप्रतिषेधात्
saṃkhyāsu tu vikalpaḥ syāc chrutipratiṣedhāt
The line
saṃkhyāsu (संख्यासु) but, an alternative, a division, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c, because of a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a denial.
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: saṃkhyāsu (संख्यासु) + tu (तु) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syāc (स्याच्) + chruti-pratiṣedhāt (छ्रुति-प्रतिषेधात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃkhyāsu (संख्यासु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syāc (स्याच्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c |
| chruti-pratiṣedhāt (छ्रुति-प्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a denial. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saṃkhyāsu (संख्यासु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāc (स्याच्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c. It stands as optative, third person singular. chruti-pratiṣedhāt (छ्रुति-प्रतिषेधात्) is a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
chruti-pratiṣedhāt (छ्रुति-प्रतिषेधात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃkhyāsu (संख्यासु) and vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः).