9.2.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.33
वर्णे तु वादरिर् यथाद्रव्यं द्रव्यव्यतिरेकात्
varṇe tu vādarir yathādravyaṃ dravyavyatirekāt
The line
In a sound, a class but, a compound: honest debate, and rira (रिर), a compound: as, and a substance, because of a compound: a substance, vyati (व्यति), and reka (रेक).
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: varṇe (वर्णे) + tu (तु) + vāda-rira (वाद-रिर) + yathā-dravyaṃ (यथा-द्रव्यं) + dravya-vyati-rekāt (द्रव्य-व्यति-रेकात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| varṇe (वर्णे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a sound, a class |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vāda-rira (वाद-रिर) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: honest debate, and rira (रिर). Read it from the end |
| yathā-dravyaṃ (यथा-द्रव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: as, and a substance. Read it from the end |
| dravya-vyati-rekāt (द्रव्य-व्यति-रेकात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, vyati (व्यति), and reka (रेक). Read it from the end |
The phrases
varṇe (वर्णे) is a sound, a class. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vāda-rira (वाद-रिर) is a compound: honest debate, and rira (रिर). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
yathā-dravyaṃ (यथा-द्रव्यं) is a compound: as, and a substance. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dravya-vyati-rekāt (द्रव्य-व्यति-रेकात्) is a compound: a substance, vyati (व्यति), and reka (रेक). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-vyati-rekāt (द्रव्य-व्यति-रेकात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss varṇe (वर्णे) and vāda-rira (वाद-रिर).