9.4.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.13
सङ्खाया त्वेवं प्रधानं स्याद् वङ्क्रयः पुनः प्रधानम्
saṅkhāyā tv evaṃ pradhānaṃ syād vaṅkrayaḥ punaḥ pradhānam
The line
saṅkhāya (सङ्खाय), the state of being that thus, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, vaṅkraya (वङ्क्रय), again, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य).
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: saṅkhāyā (सङ्खाया) + tva (त्व) + evaṃ (एवं) + pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) + syād (स्याद्) + vaṅkrayaḥ (वङ्क्रयः) + punaḥ (पुनः) + pradhānam (प्रधानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṅkhāyā (सङ्खाया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | saṅkhāya (सङ्खाय) |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vaṅkrayaḥ (वङ्क्रयः) | nominative singular, masculine | vaṅkraya (वङ्क्रय) |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| pradhānam (प्रधानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
The phrases
saṅkhāyā (सङ्खाया) is saṅkhāya (सङ्खाय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vaṅkrayaḥ (वङ्क्रयः) is vaṅkraya (वङ्क्रय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. pradhānam (प्रधानम्) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṅkhāyā (सङ्खाया) and tva (त्व).