9.2.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.29
अर्थैकत्वाद् विकल्पः स्यात्
arthaikatvād vikalpaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that, 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: artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthaikatvād (अर्थैकत्वाद्). 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
artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it arthaikatvād (अर्थैकत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) and vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः).