9.1.51
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.51
द्वैधं वा तुल्यहेतुत्वात् सामान्याद् विकल्पः स्यात्
dvaidhaṃ vā tulyahetutvāt sāmānyād vikalpaḥ syāt
The line
A twofold split or, because of a compound: like, equal, a reason, and the state of being that, because of a common case, an alternative, a division, 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: dvaidhaṃ (द्वैधं) + vā (वा) + tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) + sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvaidhaṃ (द्वैधं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a twofold split |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: like, equal, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a common case |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
dvaidhaṃ (द्वैधं) is a twofold split. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) is a compound: like, equal, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) is a common case. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it sāmānyād (सामान्याद्). vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sāmānyād (सामान्याद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvaidhaṃ (द्वैधं) and tulya-hetu-tvāt (तुल्य-हेतु-त्वात्).