9.2.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.14
तृचे स्याच् छ्रुतिनिर्देशात्
tṛce syāc chrutinirdeśāt
The line
In tṛca (तृच), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c, because of a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a statement of what the rule is.
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: tṛce (तृचे) + syāc (स्याच्) + chruti-nirdeśāt (छ्रुति-निर्देशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tṛce (तृचे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tṛca (तृच) |
| 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 |
The phrases
tṛce (तृचे) is tṛca (तृच). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. 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.
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 tṛce (तृचे) and syāc (स्याच्).