5.3.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.12
तद्विकारेऽप्यपूर्वत्वात्
tadvikāre 'py apūrvatvāt
The line
In a compound: that, and a transformation, also, even. api before a vowel, because of a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that.
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-vikāre (तद्-विकारे) + apy (अप्य्) + apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad-vikāre (तद्-विकारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: that, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tad-vikāre (तद्-विकारे) is a compound: that, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) 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 tad-vikāre (तद्-विकारे) and apy (अप्य्).
Next
5.3.13. In at the end, tūttarayor (तूत्तरयोर्), because of dadhya (दध्य).