9.4.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.10
विकारस् तु प्रदेशत्वाद् यजमानवत्
vikāras tu pradeśatvād yajamānavat
The line
A transformation but, because of a compound: a unit, and the state of being that, a compound: the patron of the rite, and possessing.
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: vikāraḥ (विकारः) + tu (तु) + pradeśa-tvāt (प्रदेश-त्वात्) + yajamāna-vat (यजमान-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| pradeśa-tvāt (प्रदेश-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a unit, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| yajamāna-vat (यजमान-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the patron of the rite, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vikāras (विकार). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
pradeśa-tvāt (प्रदेश-त्वात्) is a compound: a unit, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pradeśatvād (प्रदेशत्वाद्). yajamāna-vat (यजमान-वत्) is a compound: the patron of the rite, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
pradeśa-tvāt (प्रदेश-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vikāras (विकार). The line writes it pradeśatvād (प्रदेशत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vikāraḥ (विकारः) and pradeśa-tvāt (प्रदेश-त्वात्).