8.3.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.3.20
द्रव्यान्तरेऽनिवेशादुक्थ्यलोपैर् विशिष्टं स्यात्
dravyāntare 'niveśād ukthyalopair viśiṣṭaṃ syāt
The line
In a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval, because of aniveśa (अनिवेश), ukthyalopair (उक्थ्यलोपैर्), viśiṣṭa (विशिष्ट), it would be, let it be granted.
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: dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) + aniveśād (अनिवेशाद्) + ukthyalopair (उक्थ्यलोपैर्) + viśiṣṭaṃ (विशिष्टं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| aniveśād (अनिवेशाद्) | ablative singular | aniveśa (अनिवेश) |
| ukthyalopair (उक्थ्यलोपैर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| viśiṣṭaṃ (विशिष्टं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | viśiṣṭa (विशिष्ट) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) is a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. aniveśād (अनिवेशाद्) is aniveśa (अनिवेश). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ukthyalopair (उक्थ्यलोपैर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
viśiṣṭaṃ (विशिष्टं) is viśiṣṭa (विशिष्ट). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) and aniveśād (अनिवेशाद्).
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