5.1.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.24
तदादि वाभिसम्बन्धात् तदन्तमपकर्षे स्यात्
tadādi vābhisambandhāt tadantam apakarṣe syāt
The line
In tadāda (तदाद), because of a compound: vābhi (वाभि), and a connection, tadanta (तदन्त), in a lowering, 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: tadādi (तदादि) + vābhi-sambandhāt (वाभि-सम्बन्धात्) + tadantam (तदन्तम्) + apakarṣe (अपकर्षे) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadādi (तदादि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | tadāda (तदाद) |
| vābhi-sambandhāt (वाभि-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: vābhi (वाभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
| tadantam (तदन्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tadanta (तदन्त) |
| apakarṣe (अपकर्षे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a lowering |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
tadādi (तदादि) is tadāda (तदाद). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. vābhi-sambandhāt (वाभि-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: vābhi (वाभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tadantam (तदन्तम्) is tadanta (तदन्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
apakarṣe (अपकर्षे) is a lowering. 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
vābhi-sambandhāt (वाभि-सम्बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadādi (तदादि) and vābhi-sambandhāt (वाभि-सम्बन्धात्).
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