7.4.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.8
उत्पत्तीनां समत्वाद् वा यथाधिकारं भावः स्यात्
utpattīnāṃ samatvād vā yathādhikāraṃ bhāvaḥ syāt
The line
Of arising, the origin, because of because they are the same or, 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: utpattīnāṃ (उत्पत्तीनां) + samatvāt (समत्वात्) + vā (वा) + yathā-adhikāraṃ (यथा-अधिकारं) + bhāvaḥ (भावः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utpattīnāṃ (उत्पत्तीनां) | genitive plural | arising, the origin |
| samatvāt (समत्वात्) | ablative singular | because they are the same |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| 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
utpattīnāṃ (उत्पत्तीनां) is arising, the origin. It stands as genitive plural. samatvāt (समत्वात्) is because they are the same. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it samatvād (समत्वाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
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
yathā-adhikāraṃ (यथा-अधिकारं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it samatvād (समत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpattīnāṃ (उत्पत्तीनां) and samatvāt (समत्वात्).