3.1.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.10
फलं तु सह चेष्टया शब्दार्थोऽभावाद् विप्रयोगे स्यात्
phalaṃ tu saha ceṣṭayā śabdārtho 'bhāvād viprayoge syāt
The line
The fruit but, together with, ceṣṭaya (चेष्टय), a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning, because of because of absence, in a compound: vipra (विप्र), and a joining, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: phalaṃ (फलं) + tu (तु) + saha (सह) + ceṣṭayā (चेष्टया) + śabda-artho (शब्द-अर्थो) + abhāvāt (अभावात्) + vipra-yoge (विप्र-योगे) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| ceṣṭayā (चेष्टया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | ceṣṭaya (चेष्टय) |
| śabda-artho (शब्द-अर्थो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| abhāvāt (अभावात्) | ablative singular | because of absence |
| vipra-yoge (विप्र-योगे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: vipra (विप्र), and a joining. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable. ceṣṭayā (चेष्टया) is ceṣṭaya (चेष्टय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
śabda-artho (शब्द-अर्थो) is a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. abhāvāt (अभावात्) is because of absence. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. vipra-yoge (विप्र-योगे) is a compound: vipra (विप्र), and a joining. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-artho (शब्द-अर्थो) 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 phalaṃ (फलं) and saha (सह).