9.3.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.24
अनाम्नानादशब्दत्वमभावाच् चेतरस्य स्यात्
anāmnānād aśabdatvam abhāvāc cetarasya syāt
The line
Because of anāmnāna (अनाम्नान), aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व), because of because of absence, of a compound: and, and the other, 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: anāmnānād (अनाम्नानाद्) + aśabdatvam (अशब्दत्वम्) + abhāvāt (अभावात्) + ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anāmnānād (अनाम्नानाद्) | ablative singular | anāmnāna (अनाम्नान) |
| aśabdatvam (अशब्दत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व) |
| abhāvāt (अभावात्) | ablative singular | because of absence |
| ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: and, and the other. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
anāmnānād (अनाम्नानाद्) is anāmnāna (अनाम्नान). It stands as ablative singular. aśabdatvam (अशब्दत्वम्) is aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. abhāvāt (अभावात्) is because of absence. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it abhāvāc (अभावाच्).
ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य) is a compound: and, and the other. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it abhāvāc (अभावाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anāmnānād (अनाम्नानाद्) and aśabdatvam (अशब्दत्वम्).