3.1.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.21
सन्दिग्धे तुब्यवायाद् वाक्यभेदः स्यात्
sandigdhe tubyavāyād vākyabhedaḥ syāt
The line
In sandigdha (सन्दिग्ध), because of tubyavāya (तुब्यवाय), a compound: a sentence, and a difference, 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: sandigdhe (सन्दिग्धे) + tubyavāyād (तुब्यवायाद्) + vākya-bhedaḥ (वाक्य-भेदः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sandigdhe (सन्दिग्धे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sandigdha (सन्दिग्ध) |
| tubyavāyād (तुब्यवायाद्) | ablative singular | tubyavāya (तुब्यवाय) |
| 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
sandigdhe (सन्दिग्धे) is sandigdha (सन्दिग्ध). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tubyavāyād (तुब्यवायाद्) is tubyavāya (तुब्यवाय). It stands as ablative singular.
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 sandigdhe (सन्दिग्धे) and tubyavāyād (तुब्यवायाद्).