9.1.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.54
अप्रगाणाच् छब्दान्यत्वे तथाभूतोपदेशः स्यात्
apragāṇāc chabdānyatve tathābhūtopadeśaḥ syāt
The line
Because of apragāṇa (अप्रगाण), in chabdānyatva (छब्दान्यत्व), a compound: so, an element, and teaching, 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: apragāṇāc (अप्रगाणाच्) + chabdānyatve (छब्दान्यत्वे) + tathā-bhūta-upadeśaḥ (तथा-भूत-उपदेशः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apragāṇāc (अप्रगाणाच्) | ablative singular | apragāṇa (अप्रगाण) |
| chabdānyatve (छब्दान्यत्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | chabdānyatva (छब्दान्यत्व) |
| tathā-bhūta-upadeśaḥ (तथा-भूत-उपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: so, an element, and teaching. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
apragāṇāc (अप्रगाणाच्) is apragāṇa (अप्रगाण). It stands as ablative singular. chabdānyatve (छब्दान्यत्वे) is chabdānyatva (छब्दान्यत्व). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
tathā-bhūta-upadeśaḥ (तथा-भूत-उपदेशः) is a compound: so, an element, and teaching. Read it from the end. 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
tathā-bhūta-upadeśaḥ (तथा-भूत-उपदेशः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apragāṇāc (अप्रगाणाच्) and chabdānyatve (छब्दान्यत्वे).