5.2.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.16
विकारे त्वनूयाजानां पात्रभेदोऽर्थभेदात् स्यात्
vikāre tv anūyājānāṃ pātrabhedo 'rthabhedāt syāt
The line
In a transformation, the state of being that, of anūyāja (अनूयाज), a compound: pātra (पात्र), and a difference, because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a difference, 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: vikāre (विकारे) + tva (त्व) + anūyājānāṃ (अनूयाजानां) + pātra-bhedo (पात्र-भेदो) + artha-bhedāt (अर्थ-भेदात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikāre (विकारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a transformation |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| anūyājānāṃ (अनूयाजानां) | genitive plural | anūyāja (अनूयाज) |
| pātra-bhedo (पात्र-भेदो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: pātra (पात्र), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| artha-bhedāt (अर्थ-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vikāre (विकारे) is a transformation. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. anūyājānāṃ (अनूयाजानां) is anūyāja (अनूयाज). It stands as genitive plural.
pātra-bhedo (पात्र-भेदो) is a compound: pātra (पात्र), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. artha-bhedāt (अर्थ-भेदात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-bhedāt (अर्थ-भेदात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vikāre (विकारे) and tva (त्व).