9.3.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.31
सकृत्त्वं चैकध्यं स्यादेकत्वात् त्वचोऽनभिप्रेतं तत्प्रकृतित्वात् परेष्वभ्यासेन विवृद्धावभिधानां स्यात्
sakṛttvaṃ caikadhyaṃ syād ekatvāt tvaco 'nabhipretaṃ tatprakṛtitvāt pareṣv abhyāsena vivṛddhāv abhidhānāṃ syāt
The line
Once, you, caikadhya (चैकध्य), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: one, and the state of being that, the skin, anabhipreta (अनभिप्रेत), because of a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that, pareṣv (परेष्व्), by means of practice, vivṛddhāv (विवृद्धाव्), of a naming, 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: sakṛt (सकृत्) + tvaṃ (त्वं) + caikadhyaṃ (चैकध्यं) + syād (स्याद्) + eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) + tvaco (त्वचो) + anabhipretaṃ (अनभिप्रेतं) + tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) + pareṣv (परेष्व्) + abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) + vivṛddhāv (विवृद्धाव्) + abhidhānāṃ (अभिधानां) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sakṛt (सकृत्) | indeclinable | once |
| tvaṃ (त्वं) | nominative singular | you |
| caikadhyaṃ (चैकध्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | caikadhya (चैकध्य) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tvaco (त्वचो) | nominative singular, feminine | the skin |
| anabhipretaṃ (अनभिप्रेतं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | anabhipreta (अनभिप्रेत) |
| tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| pareṣv (परेष्व्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) | instrumental singular | practice |
| vivṛddhāv (विवृद्धाव्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| abhidhānāṃ (अभिधानां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a naming |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sakṛt (सकृत्) is once. It stands as indeclinable. tvaṃ (त्वं) is you. It stands as nominative singular. The line joins them as sakṛttvaṃ (सकृत्त्वं). caikadhyaṃ (चैकध्यं) is caikadhya (चैकध्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) is a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tvaco (त्वचो) is the skin. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. anabhipretaṃ (अनभिप्रेतं) is anabhipreta (अनभिप्रेत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) is a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pareṣv (परेष्व्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) is practice. It stands as instrumental singular. vivṛddhāv (विवृद्धाव्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. abhidhānāṃ (अभिधानां) is a naming. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as sakṛttvaṃ (सकृत्त्वं). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sakṛt (सकृत्) and tvaṃ (त्वं).