9.4.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.20
तस्यां तु वचनादैरवत्पदविकारः स्यात्
tasyāṃ tu vacanād airavatpadavikāraḥ syāt
The line
Of tasya (तस्य) but, because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: airava (ऐरव), tpada (त्पद), and a transformation, 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: tasyāṃ (तस्यां) + tu (तु) + vacanād (वचनाद्) + airava-tpada-vikāraḥ (ऐरव-त्पद-विकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasyāṃ (तस्यां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | tasya (तस्य) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| airava-tpada-vikāraḥ (ऐरव-त्पद-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: airava (ऐरव), tpada (त्पद), and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
tasyāṃ (तस्यां) is tasya (तस्य). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular.
airava-tpada-vikāraḥ (ऐरव-त्पद-विकारः) is a compound: airava (ऐरव), tpada (त्पद), and a transformation. Read it from the end. 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
airava-tpada-vikāraḥ (ऐरव-त्पद-विकारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasyāṃ (तस्यां) and vacanād (वचनाद्).