9.4.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.38
वर्जने गुणभावित्वात् तदुक्तप्रतिषेधात् स्यात् कारणात् केवलाशनम्
varjane guṇabhāvitvāt taduktapratiṣedhāt syāt kāraṇāt kevalāśanam
The line
In varjana (वर्जन), because of a compound: a quality, and bhāvitva (भावित्व), because of a compound: tadukta (तदुक्त), and a denial, it would be, let it be granted, because of from a cause, kevalāśana (केवलाशन).
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: varjane (वर्जने) + guṇa-bhāvitvāt (गुण-भावित्वात्) + tadukta-pratiṣedhāt (तदुक्त-प्रतिषेधात्) + syāt (स्यात्) + kāraṇāt (कारणात्) + kevalāśanam (केवलाशनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| varjane (वर्जने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | varjana (वर्जन) |
| guṇa-bhāvitvāt (गुण-भावित्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, and bhāvitva (भावित्व). Read it from the end |
| tadukta-pratiṣedhāt (तदुक्त-प्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a compound: tadukta (तदुक्त), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| kāraṇāt (कारणात्) | ablative singular | from a cause |
| kevalāśanam (केवलाशनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | kevalāśana (केवलाशन) |
The phrases
varjane (वर्जने) is varjana (वर्जन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. guṇa-bhāvitvāt (गुण-भावित्वात्) is a compound: a quality, and bhāvitva (भावित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tadukta-pratiṣedhāt (तदुक्त-प्रतिषेधात्) is a compound: tadukta (तदुक्त), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. kāraṇāt (कारणात्) is from a cause. It stands as ablative singular. kevalāśanam (केवलाशनम्) is kevalāśana (केवलाशन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tadukta-pratiṣedhāt (तदुक्त-प्रतिषेधात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss varjane (वर्जने) and guṇa-bhāvitvāt (गुण-भावित्वात्).
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