9.2.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.54
मन्त्रवर्णाच् च
mantravarṇāc ca
The line
Because of a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class and.
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. aprakaraṇatvāt (अप्रकरणत्वात्) from 9.2.53 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) is a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it mantravarṇāc (मन्त्रवर्णाच्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it mantravarṇāc (मन्त्रवर्णाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्).
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