5.1.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.17
तद्वचनाद् विकृतौ यथा प्रधानं स्यात्
tadvacanād vikṛtau yathā pradhānaṃ syāt
The line
That, because of because of a statement, in in the variant rite, as, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Order. Sequence is fixed by the order of the words, and by other rules when the words do not decide. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tad (तद्) + vacanāt (वचनात्) + vikṛtau (विकृतौ) + yathā (यथा) + pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| vikṛtau (विकृतौ) | locative singular | in the variant rite |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as tadvacanād (तद्वचनाद्). vikṛtau (विकृतौ) is in the variant rite. It stands as locative singular.
yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tadvacanād (तद्वचनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanāt (वचनात्) and vikṛtau (विकृतौ).