9.2.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.10
अकार्यत्वाच् च शब्दानामप्रयोगः प्रतीयेत
akāryatvāc ca śabdānām aprayogaḥ pratīyeta
The line
Because of akāryatva (अकार्यत्व) and, of a word, a compound: apra (अप्र), and a joining, would be understood.
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: akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) + ca (च) + śabdānām (शब्दानाम्) + apra-yogaḥ (अप्र-योगः) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) | ablative singular | akāryatva (अकार्यत्व) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| śabdānām (शब्दानाम्) | genitive plural | a word |
| apra-yogaḥ (अप्र-योगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: apra (अप्र), and a joining. Read it from the end |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) is akāryatva (अकार्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. śabdānām (शब्दानाम्) is a word. It stands as genitive plural.
apra-yogaḥ (अप्र-योगः) is a compound: apra (अप्र), and a joining. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) and śabdānām (शब्दानाम्).
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