9.3.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.12
अपि त्वन्यायसम्बन्धात् प्रकृतिवत् परेष्वपि यथार्थं स्यात्
api tv anyāyasambandhāt prakṛtivat pareṣv api yathārthaṃ syāt
The line
Even, the state of being that, because of a compound: what is not the rule, and a connection, like the model, pareṣv (परेष्व्) even, as, the thing, for the sake of, 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: api (अपि) + tva (त्व) + anyāya-sambandhāt (अन्याय-सम्बन्धात्) + prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) + pareṣv (परेष्व्) + api (अपि) + yathā (यथा) + arthaṃ (अर्थं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| anyāya-sambandhāt (अन्याय-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what is not the rule, and a connection. Read it from the end |
| prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) | indeclinable | like the model |
| pareṣv (परेष्व्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| arthaṃ (अर्थं) | accusative singular | the thing, for the sake of |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. anyāya-sambandhāt (अन्याय-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: what is not the rule, and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) is like the model. It stands as indeclinable. pareṣv (परेष्व्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. arthaṃ (अर्थं) is the thing, for the sake of. It stands as accusative singular. The line joins them as yathārthaṃ (यथार्थं). syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anyāya-sambandhāt (अन्याय-सम्बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as yathārthaṃ (यथार्थं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tva (त्व) and anyāya-sambandhāt (अन्याय-सम्बन्धात्).