9.4.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.17
अश्वस्य चतुस्त्रिंशत् तस्य वचनाद् वैशेषिकम्
aśvasya catustriṃśat tasya vacanād vaiśeṣikam
The line
Of aśva (अश्व), catustriṃśat (चतुस्त्रिंशत्), of of that, his, because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक).
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: aśvasya (अश्वस्य) + catustriṃśat (चतुस्त्रिंशत्) + tasya (तस्य) + vacanād (वचनाद्) + vaiśeṣikam (वैशेषिकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aśvasya (अश्वस्य) | genitive singular | aśva (अश्व) |
| catustriṃśat (चतुस्त्रिंशत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| vaiśeṣikam (वैशेषिकम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) |
The phrases
aśvasya (अश्वस्य) is aśva (अश्व). It stands as genitive singular. catustriṃśat (चतुस्त्रिंशत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular.
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. vaiśeṣikam (वैशेषिकम्) is vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
catustriṃśat (चतुस्त्रिंशत्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśvasya (अश्वस्य) and catustriṃśat (चतुस्त्रिंशत्).