9.2.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.32
सामप्रदेशे विकारस् तदपेक्षः स्याच् छास्त्रकृत्वात्
sāmapradeśe vikāras tadapekṣaḥ syāc chāstrakṛtvāt
The line
In a compound: sāma (साम), and a unit, a transformation, tadapekṣa (तदपेक्ष), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c, because of chāstrakṛtva (छास्त्रकृत्व).
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: sāma-pradeśe (साम-प्रदेशे) + vikāraḥ (विकारः) + tadapekṣaḥ (तदपेक्षः) + syāc (स्याच्) + chāstrakṛtvāt (छास्त्रकृत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāma-pradeśe (साम-प्रदेशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: sāma (साम), and a unit. Read it from the end |
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| tadapekṣaḥ (तदपेक्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | tadapekṣa (तदपेक्ष) |
| syāc (स्याच्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c |
| chāstrakṛtvāt (छास्त्रकृत्वात्) | ablative singular | chāstrakṛtva (छास्त्रकृत्व) |
The phrases
sāma-pradeśe (साम-प्रदेशे) is a compound: sāma (साम), and a unit. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vikāras (विकार). tadapekṣaḥ (तदपेक्षः) is tadapekṣa (तदपेक्ष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāc (स्याच्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c. It stands as optative, third person singular. chāstrakṛtvāt (छास्त्रकृत्वात्) is chāstrakṛtva (छास्त्रकृत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
chāstrakṛtvāt (छास्त्रकृत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it vikāras (विकार).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāma-pradeśe (साम-प्रदेशे) and vikāraḥ (विकारः).