9.1.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.11
द्रव्यसंख्याहेतुसमुदायं वा श्रुतिसंयोगात्
dravyasaṃkhyāhetusamudāyaṃ vā śrutisaṃyogāt
The line
A compound: a substance, number, a reason, samu (समु), and dāya (दाय) or, because of because of the joining with the direct word.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. atithau (अतिथौ) from 9.1.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: dravya-saṃkhyā-hetu-samu-dāyaṃ (द्रव्य-संख्या-हेतु-समु-दायं) + vā (वा) + śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-saṃkhyā-hetu-samu-dāyaṃ (द्रव्य-संख्या-हेतु-समु-दायं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a substance, number, a reason, samu (समु), and dāya (दाय). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) | ablative singular | because of the joining with the direct word |
The phrases
dravya-saṃkhyā-hetu-samu-dāyaṃ (द्रव्य-संख्या-हेतु-समु-दायं) is a compound: a substance, number, a reason, samu (समु), and dāya (दाय). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is because of the joining with the direct word. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-saṃkhyā-hetu-samu-dāyaṃ (द्रव्य-संख्या-हेतु-समु-दायं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-saṃkhyā-hetu-samu-dāyaṃ (द्रव्य-संख्या-हेतु-समु-दायं) and śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्).