7.2.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.16
तस्मिन् संज्ञाविशेषाः स्युर् विकारपृथक्त्वात्
tasmin saṃjñāviśeṣāḥ syur vikārapṛthaktvāt
The line
In in that, a compound: recognition, and no difference, they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: a transformation, and separateness.
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: tasmin (तस्मिन्) + saṃjñā-aviśeṣāḥ (संज्ञा-अविशेषाः) + syur (स्युर्) + vikāra-pṛthaktvāt (विकार-पृथक्त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasmin (तस्मिन्) | locative singular | in that |
| saṃjñā-aviśeṣāḥ (संज्ञा-अविशेषाः) | nominative plural | a compound: recognition, and no difference. Read it from the end |
| syur (स्युर्) | optative, third person plural | they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound |
| vikāra-pṛthaktvāt (विकार-पृथक्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a transformation, and separateness. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tasmin (तस्मिन्) is in that. It stands as locative singular. saṃjñā-aviśeṣāḥ (संज्ञा-अविशेषाः) is a compound: recognition, and no difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
syur (स्युर्) is they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person plural. vikāra-pṛthaktvāt (विकार-पृथक्त्वात्) is a compound: a transformation, and separateness. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vikāra-pṛthaktvāt (विकार-पृथक्त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasmin (तस्मिन्) and saṃjñā-aviśeṣāḥ (संज्ञा-अविशेषाः).