9.1.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.20
देशबद्धमुपांशुत्वं तेषां स्याच् छ्रुतिनिर्देशात् तस्य च तत्रभावात्
deśabaddham upāṃśutvaṃ teṣāṃ syāc chrutinirdeśāt tasya ca tatrabhāvāt
The line
A compound: a place, and baddha (बद्ध), upāṃśutva (उपांशुत्व), of of them, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c, because of a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a statement of what the rule is, of of that, his and, because of a compound: tatra (तत्र), and a state.
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: deśa-baddham (देश-बद्धम्) + upāṃśutvaṃ (उपांशुत्वं) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + syāc (स्याच्) + chruti-nirdeśāt (छ्रुति-निर्देशात्) + tasya (तस्य) + ca (च) + tatra-bhāvāt (तत्र-भावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| deśa-baddham (देश-बद्धम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a place, and baddha (बद्ध). Read it from the end |
| upāṃśutvaṃ (उपांशुत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | upāṃśutva (उपांशुत्व) |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| syāc (स्याच्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c |
| chruti-nirdeśāt (छ्रुति-निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tatra-bhāvāt (तत्र-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: tatra (तत्र), and a state. Read it from the end |
The phrases
deśa-baddham (देश-बद्धम्) is a compound: a place, and baddha (बद्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. upāṃśutvaṃ (उपांशुत्वं) is upāṃśutva (उपांशुत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. syāc (स्याच्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c. It stands as optative, third person singular.
chruti-nirdeśāt (छ्रुति-निर्देशात्) is a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tatra-bhāvāt (तत्र-भावात्) is a compound: tatra (तत्र), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
chruti-nirdeśāt (छ्रुति-निर्देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss deśa-baddham (देश-बद्धम्) and upāṃśutvaṃ (उपांशुत्वं).
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