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SAHRDAYĀLOKA vibhāge syāt." - Mi. Sū. II. 146 and also see SB. on Mi. Sū. II. 146 - "ekárthah padasamūhah vākyam.” Here, oneness of sense is an important condition. It implies that a sentence in its synthetical form yields only one sense or a single idea, though on analysis it is found to be made up of words that are mutually expectant : V.P. II. 4 observes :
"sākānksávayavam bhede paránākānkşa-sabdakam, karma-pradhānam gunavad
ekártham vākyam ucyate.” A combination of words, though capable of being split up into many significant parts, is considered by the Mimāmsakas as a single sentence, provided it is found to express only one connected idea. Not only is there a formal combination, but the meanings too are related to one another in such a way to produce one coherent idea resulting from the association of the meanings. The dictum that a sentence signifies either difference or association does not render the oneness of the meaning inconsistent, because a sentence as a whole is generally used for the purpose of conveying an idea that is complete in itself. : See SB. on Mi. Sū. II. i. 45, - "bhedah samsargo vā vākyārtha iti yad ucyate." - The Mimāmsakas attach the greatest importance to the verbal form i.e. 'kriyā-pada' in a sentence. So, according to them, the verb 'yajeta' is the most predominant element in the sentence viz. 'svargakāmo yajeta", in as much as the force of the object of the whole sentence i.e. 'attainment of heaven', is particularly determined by the verb. 'Apūrva' or the unseen result, to which the action ultimately leads, is said to be conveyed by the verb and not by any other word in the sentence : Read SB. on Mi. Sū. II. i. 4, - "tasmāt tebhyah pratiyeta aścitarvāt prayogasya." and also, “apūrvasya ākhyātapada-pratipădyatvam", and also - "bhāva-sabdā eva apūrvasya codakāh." - SB. ibid. Constitution of a sentence :
Different Views :
We come across a number of views with reference to the constitution of a sentence as noted down by Bhartrhari in the V.P. Nearly eight views are counted by him.
"ākhyātam-sabdasamghāto jātiḥ samghāta-vartinī, ekonavayavah sabdah
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