5.4.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.24
वचनाद् वैककाल्यं स्यात्
vacanād vaikakālyaṃ syāt
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, vaikakālya (वैककाल्य), 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: vacanād (वचनाद्) + vaikakālyaṃ (वैककाल्यं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| vaikakālyaṃ (वैककाल्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vaikakālya (वैककाल्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. vaikakālyaṃ (वैककाल्यं) is vaikakālya (वैककाल्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vaikakālyaṃ (वैककाल्यं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and vaikakālyaṃ (वैककाल्यं).