3.8.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.8.11
वचनादितरेषां स्यात्
vacanād itareṣāṃ syāt
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: the others, and ṣāṃa (षांअ), 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: vacanād (वचनाद्) + itare-ṣāṃa (इतरे-षांअ) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| itare-ṣāṃa (इतरे-षांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the others, and ṣāṃa (षांअ). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. itare-ṣāṃa (इतरे-षांअ) is a compound: the others, and ṣāṃa (षांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
itare-ṣāṃa (इतरे-षांअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and itare-ṣāṃa (इतरे-षांअ).