9.3.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.21
विकृतौ चापि तद्वचनात्
vikṛtau cāpi tadvacanāt
The line
In in the variant rite and even, that, because of because of a statement.
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. apūrve (अपूर्वे) from 9.3.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vikṛtau (विकृतौ) + ca (च) + api (अपि) + tad (तद्) + vacanāt (वचनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikṛtau (विकृतौ) | locative singular | in the variant rite |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
The phrases
vikṛtau (विकृतौ) is in the variant rite. It stands as locative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि).
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as tadvacanāt (तद्वचनात्).
Sanskrit in this line
vikṛtau (विकृतौ) is locative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि). The line joins them as tadvacanāt (तद्वचनात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vikṛtau (विकृतौ) and vacanāt (वचनात्).