7.2.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.11
अश्रुतेस् तु विकारस्योत्तरासु यथाश्रुति
aśrutes tu vikārasyottarāsu yathāśruti
The line
Because of not because of scripture, of scripture but, a compound: a transformation, syotta (स्योत्त), and rāsu (रासु), in a compound: as, and heard.
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: a-śruteḥ (अ-श्रुतेः) + tu (तु) + vikāra-syotta-rāsu (विकार-स्योत्त-रासु) + yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| a-śruteḥ (अ-श्रुतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | not because of scripture, of scripture |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vikāra-syotta-rāsu (विकार-स्योत्त-रासु) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a transformation, syotta (स्योत्त), and rāsu (रासु). Read it from the end |
| yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end |
The phrases
a-śruteḥ (अ-श्रुतेः) is not because of scripture, of scripture. It stands as ablative or genitive singular. The line writes it śrutes (श्रुते). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
vikāra-syotta-rāsu (विकार-स्योत्त-रासु) is a compound: a transformation, syotta (स्योत्त), and rāsu (रासु). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) is a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vikāra-syotta-rāsu (विकार-स्योत्त-रासु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrutes (श्रुते).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss a-śruteḥ (अ-श्रुतेः) and vikāra-syotta-rāsu (विकार-स्योत्त-रासु).