9.1.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.14
अपूर्वत्वाद् व्यवस्था स्यात्
apūrvatvād vyavasthā syāt
The line
Because of a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that, a compound: vyava (व्यव), and standing, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) + vyava-sthā (व्यव-स्था) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vyava-sthā (व्यव-स्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: vyava (व्यव), and standing. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it apūrvatvād (अपूर्वत्वाद्). vyava-sthā (व्यव-स्था) is a compound: vyava (व्यव), and standing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it apūrvatvād (अपूर्वत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) and vyava-sthā (व्यव-स्था).