9.4.60
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.60
संस्था तद्देवतत्वात् स्यात्
saṃsthā taddevatatvāt syāt
The line
saṃstha (संस्थ), because of taddevatatva (तद्देवतत्व), 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: saṃsthā (संस्था) + taddevatatvāt (तद्देवतत्वात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃsthā (संस्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | saṃstha (संस्थ) |
| taddevatatvāt (तद्देवतत्वात्) | ablative singular | taddevatatva (तद्देवतत्व) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
saṃsthā (संस्था) is saṃstha (संस्थ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. taddevatatvāt (तद्देवतत्वात्) is taddevatatva (तद्देवतत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
taddevatatvāt (तद्देवतत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃsthā (संस्था) and taddevatatvāt (तद्देवतत्वात्).