9.4.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.21
सर्वप्रतिषेधो वासंयोगात् पदेन स्यात्
sarvapratiṣedho vāsaṃyogāt padena syāt
The line
A compound: all, and a denial, because of a compound: or, and conjunction, by means of a word, 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: sarva-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रतिषेधः) + vā-saṃyogāt (वा-संयोगात्) + padena (पदेन) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, and a denial. Read it from the end |
| vā-saṃyogāt (वा-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| padena (पदेन) | instrumental singular | a word |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sarva-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: all, and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sarvapratiṣedho (सर्वप्रतिषेधो). vā-saṃyogāt (वा-संयोगात्) is a compound: or, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
padena (पदेन) is a word. It stands as instrumental singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sarvapratiṣedho (सर्वप्रतिषेधो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रतिषेधः) and vā-saṃyogāt (वा-संयोगात्).