9.3.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.33
अपि वा द्विसमवायोऽर्थान्यत्वे यथासंख्यं प्रयोगः स्यात्
api vā dvisamavāyo 'rthānyatve yathāsaṃkhyaṃ prayogaḥ syāt
The line
Even or, a compound: two, and inherence, in a compound: a thing, a meaning, other, and the state of being that, a compound: as, and saṃkhya (संख्य), a performance, 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) + vā (वा) + dvi-samavāyo (द्वि-समवायो) + artha-anya-tve (अर्थ-अन्य-त्वे) + yathā-saṃkhyaṃ (यथा-संख्यं) + prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| dvi-samavāyo (द्वि-समवायो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: two, and inherence. Read it from the end |
| artha-anya-tve (अर्थ-अन्य-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a thing, a meaning, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| yathā-saṃkhyaṃ (यथा-संख्यं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and saṃkhya (संख्य). Read it from the end |
| prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a performance |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. dvi-samavāyo (द्वि-समवायो) is a compound: two, and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. artha-anya-tve (अर्थ-अन्य-त्वे) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
yathā-saṃkhyaṃ (यथा-संख्यं) is a compound: as, and saṃkhya (संख्य). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) is a performance. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-anya-tve (अर्थ-अन्य-त्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvi-samavāyo (द्वि-समवायो) and artha-anya-tve (अर्थ-अन्य-त्वे).