4.3.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.15
स स्वर्गः स्यात् सर्वान् प्रत्यविशिष्टत्वात्
sa svargaḥ syāt sarvān pratyaviśiṣṭatvāt
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, svarga (स्वर्ग), it would be, let it be granted, all, because of a compound: toward, against, not set apart, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sa (स) + svargaḥ (स्वर्गः) + syāt (स्यात्) + sarvān (सर्वान्) + prati-aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (प्रति-अविशिष्ट-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| svargaḥ (स्वर्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | svarga (स्वर्ग) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| sarvān (सर्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | all |
| prati-aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (प्रति-अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, not set apart, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svargaḥ (स्वर्गः) is svarga (स्वर्ग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
sarvān (सर्वान्) is all. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. prati-aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (प्रति-अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) is a compound: toward, against, not set apart, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (प्रति-अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and svargaḥ (स्वर्गः).