9.2.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.30
अर्थैकत्वाद् विकल्पः स्यादृक्सामयोस् तदर्थत्वात्
arthaikatvād vikalpaḥ syād ṛksāmayos tadarthatvāt
The line
Because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that, an alternative, a division, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, ṛksāmayos (ऋक्सामयो), because of because it is for the sake of that.
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) + syād (स्याद्) + ṛksāmayos (ऋक्सामयो) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
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 |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| ṛksāmayos (ऋक्सामयो) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
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. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
ṛksāmayos (ऋक्सामयो) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative 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).