9.2.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.15
शब्दार्थत्वाद् विकारस्य
śabdārthatvād vikārasya
The line
Because of a compound: a word, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, of a transformation.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. tṛce (तृचे) from 9.2.14 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śabda-artha-tvāt (शब्द-अर्थ-त्वात्) + vikārasya (विकारस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabda-artha-tvāt (शब्द-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vikārasya (विकारस्य) | genitive singular | a transformation |
The phrases
śabda-artha-tvāt (शब्द-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: a word, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śabdārthatvād (शब्दार्थत्वाद्).
vikārasya (विकारस्य) is a transformation. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-artha-tvāt (शब्द-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śabdārthatvād (शब्दार्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-artha-tvāt (शब्द-अर्थ-त्वात्) and vikārasya (विकारस्य).