2.1.47
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.47
समेषु वाक्यभेदः स्यात्
sameṣu vākyabhedaḥ syāt
The line
In an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, a compound: a sentence, and a difference, 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: sameṣu (समेषु) + vākya-bhedaḥ (वाक्य-भेदः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sameṣu (समेषु) | locative plural | an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back |
| vākya-bhedaḥ (वाक्य-भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a sentence, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sameṣu (समेषु) is an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. It stands as locative plural. vākya-bhedaḥ (वाक्य-भेदः) is a compound: a sentence, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vākya-bhedaḥ (वाक्य-भेदः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sameṣu (समेषु) and vākya-bhedaḥ (वाक्य-भेदः).