7.1.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.1
श्रुतिप्रमाणत्वाच् छेषाणां मुख्यभेदे यथाधिकारं भावः स्यात्
śrutipramāṇatvāc cheṣāṇāṃ mukhyabhede yathādhikāraṃ bhāvaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: scripture, a means, and the state of being that, of cheṣa (छेष), in a compound: primary, and a difference, a compound: as, and eligibility, a being, a state, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. Transfer. The details of a model rite are carried to a variant rite, and where that carrying stops. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) + cheṣāṇāṃ (छेषाणां) + mukhya-bhede (मुख्य-भेदे) + yathā-adhikāraṃ (यथा-अधिकारं) + bhāvaḥ (भावः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| cheṣāṇāṃ (छेषाणां) | genitive plural | cheṣa (छेष) |
| mukhya-bhede (मुख्य-भेदे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: primary, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| yathā-adhikāraṃ (यथा-अधिकारं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and eligibility. Read it from the end |
| bhāvaḥ (भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is a compound: scripture, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śrutipramāṇatvāc (श्रुतिप्रमाणत्वाच्). cheṣāṇāṃ (छेषाणां) is cheṣa (छेष). It stands as genitive plural. mukhya-bhede (मुख्य-भेदे) is a compound: primary, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
yathā-adhikāraṃ (यथा-अधिकारं) is a compound: as, and eligibility. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. bhāvaḥ (भावः) is a being, a state. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrutipramāṇatvāc (श्रुतिप्रमाणत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) and cheṣāṇāṃ (छेषाणां).