8.1.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.28
ऐकार्थ्याद् वा नियम्येत पूर्ववत्त्वाद् विकारो हि
aikārthyād vā niyamyeta pūrvavattvād vikāro hi
The line
Because of aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य) or, would be restricted, because of a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that, a transformation.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 8. Transfer by specific indications. The signs in a variant rite's own sentence say which model it borrows from. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: aikārthyād (ऐकार्थ्याद्) + vā (वा) + niyamyeta (नियम्येत) + pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) + vikāraḥ (विकारः) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aikārthyād (ऐकार्थ्याद्) | ablative singular | aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| niyamyeta (नियम्येत) | optative, third person singular | would be restricted |
| pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
aikārthyād (ऐकार्थ्याद्) is aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य). It stands as ablative singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. niyamyeta (नियम्येत) is would be restricted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) is a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pūrvavattvād (पूर्ववत्त्वाद्). vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vikāro (विकारो). hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pūrvavattvād (पूर्ववत्त्वाद्). The line writes it vikāro (विकारो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aikārthyād (ऐकार्थ्याद्) and niyamyeta (नियम्येत).