2.1.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.10
तुल्यश्रुतित्वाद् वेतरैः सधर्मः स्यात्
tulyaśrutitvād vetaraiḥ sadharmaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: like, equal, scripture, and the state of being that, by means of a compound: or, and the other, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, dharma, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Which acts are different acts. The word for an action means the act, and from that the differences among rites are drawn. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) + vā-itaraiḥ (वा-इतरैः) + sa (स) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: like, equal, scripture, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vā-itaraiḥ (वा-इतरैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: or, and the other. Read it from the end |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| dharmaḥ (धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | dharma |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) is a compound: like, equal, scripture, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tulyaśrutitvād (तुल्यश्रुतित्वाद्). vā-itaraiḥ (वा-इतरैः) is a compound: or, and the other. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
dharmaḥ (धर्मः) is dharma. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as sadharmaḥ (सधर्मः). syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tulyaśrutitvād (तुल्यश्रुतित्वाद्). The line joins them as sadharmaḥ (सधर्मः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) and vā-itaraiḥ (वा-इतरैः).
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