10.2.68
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.68
नैमित्तिके तु कार्यत्वात् प्रकृतेः स्यात् तदापत्तेः
naimittike tu kāryatvāt prakṛteḥ syāt tadāpatteḥ
The line
In arising from a special cause but, because of a compound: an effect, and the state of being that, of of nature, from the model, it would be, let it be granted, of tadāpatta (तदापत्त).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: naimittike (नैमित्तिके) + tu (तु) + kārya-tvāt (कार्य-त्वात्) + prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) + syāt (स्यात्) + tadāpatteḥ (तदापत्तेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| naimittike (नैमित्तिके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | arising from a special cause |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| kārya-tvāt (कार्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an effect, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | of nature, from the model |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tadāpatteḥ (तदापत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | tadāpatta (तदापत्त) |
The phrases
naimittike (नैमित्तिके) is arising from a special cause. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. kārya-tvāt (कार्य-त्वात्) is a compound: an effect, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) is of nature, from the model. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tadāpatteḥ (तदापत्तेः) is tadāpatta (तदापत्त). It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
naimittike (नैमित्तिके) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss naimittike (नैमित्तिके) and kārya-tvāt (कार्य-त्वात्).