5.3.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.36
स्याद् विद्यार्थत्वाद् यथा परेषु सर्वस्वारात्
syād vidyārthatvād yathā pareṣu sarvasvārāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: knowing, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, as, in another, the higher, because of a compound: all, and svāra (स्वार).
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: syād (स्याद्) + vidyā-artha-tvāt (विद्या-अर्थ-त्वात्) + yathā (यथा) + pareṣu (परेषु) + sarva-svārāt (सर्व-स्वारात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vidyā-artha-tvāt (विद्या-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: knowing, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| pareṣu (परेषु) | locative plural | another, the higher |
| sarva-svārāt (सर्व-स्वारात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, and svāra (स्वार). Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vidyā-artha-tvāt (विद्या-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: knowing, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidyārthatvād (विद्यार्थत्वाद्). yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable.
pareṣu (परेषु) is another, the higher. It stands as locative plural. sarva-svārāt (सर्व-स्वारात्) is a compound: all, and svāra (स्वार). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidyā-artha-tvāt (विद्या-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidyārthatvād (विद्यार्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and vidyā-artha-tvāt (विद्या-अर्थ-त्वात्).