9.1.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.27
अग्नेर् वा स्याद् द्रव्यैकत्वादितरासां तदर्थत्वात्
agner vā syād dravyaikatvād itarāsāṃ tadarthatvāt
The line
Of fire or, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: a substance, one, and the state of being that, of itarāsa (इतरास), because of because it is for the sake of that.
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: agneḥ (अग्नेः) + vā (वा) + syād (स्याद्) + dravya-eka-tvāt (द्रव्य-एक-त्वात्) + itarāsāṃ (इतरासां) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agneḥ (अग्नेः) | genitive or ablative singular | fire |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| dravya-eka-tvāt (द्रव्य-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| itarāsāṃ (इतरासां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | itarāsa (इतरास) |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
agneḥ (अग्नेः) is fire. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it agner. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
dravya-eka-tvāt (द्रव्य-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a substance, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it dravyaikatvād (द्रव्यैकत्वाद्). itarāsāṃ (इतरासां) is itarāsa (इतरास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-eka-tvāt (द्रव्य-एक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it agner. The line writes it dravyaikatvād (द्रव्यैकत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agneḥ (अग्नेः) and syād (स्याद्).