2.1.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.38
निगदो वा चतुर्थं स्याद् धर्मविशेषात्
nigado vā caturthaṃ syād dharmaviśeṣāt
The line
nigada (निगद) or, a compound: four, and thaṃa (थंअ), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference.
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: nigado (निगदो) + vā (वा) + catur-thaṃa (चतुर्-थंअ) + syād (स्याद्) + dharma-viśeṣāt (धर्म-विशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nigado (निगदो) | nominative singular, masculine | nigada (निगद) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| catur-thaṃa (चतुर्-थंअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: four, and thaṃa (थंअ). Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| dharma-viśeṣāt (धर्म-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nigado (निगदो) is nigada (निगद). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. catur-thaṃa (चतुर्-थंअ) is a compound: four, and thaṃa (थंअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. dharma-viśeṣāt (धर्म-विशेषात्) is a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-viśeṣāt (धर्म-विशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nigado (निगदो) and catur-thaṃa (चतुर्-थंअ).