5.3.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.2
अपि वा सर्वसङ्ख्यत्वाद् विकारः प्रतीयेत
api vā sarvasaṅkhyatvād vikāraḥ pratīyeta
The line
Even or, because of a compound: all, and saṅkhyatva (सङ्ख्यत्व), a transformation, would be understood.
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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + sarva-saṅkhyatvāt (सर्व-सङ्ख्यत्वात्) + vikāraḥ (विकारः) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sarva-saṅkhyatvāt (सर्व-सङ्ख्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, and saṅkhyatva (सङ्ख्यत्व). Read it from the end |
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-saṅkhyatvāt (सर्व-सङ्ख्यत्वात्) is a compound: all, and saṅkhyatva (सङ्ख्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it sarvasaṅkhyatvād (सर्वसङ्ख्यत्वाद्).
vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-saṅkhyatvāt (सर्व-सङ्ख्यत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sarvasaṅkhyatvād (सर्वसङ्ख्यत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-saṅkhyatvāt (सर्व-सङ्ख्यत्वात्) and vikāraḥ (विकारः).