10.3.71
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.71
उत्सर्गस्य क्रत्वर्थत्वात् प्रतिषिद्धस्य कर्म स्यान्न च गौणः प्रयोजनमर्थः स दक्षिणानां स्यात्
utsargasya kratvarthatvāt pratiṣiddhasya karma syānn a ca gauṇaḥ prayojanam arthaḥ sa dakṣiṇānāṃ syāt
The line
Of utsarga (उत्सर्ग), because of a compound: a rite, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, of a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध), an action, a compound: it would be, and not, a (अ) and, secondary, a purpose, the thing, the meaning, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, of the gift to the priests, it would be, let it be granted.
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: utsargasya (उत्सर्गस्य) + kratu-artha-tvāt (क्रतु-अर्थ-त्वात्) + prati-ṣiddhasya (प्रति-षिद्धस्य) + karma (कर्म) + syāt-na (स्यात्-न) + a (अ) + ca (च) + gauṇaḥ (गौणः) + prayojanam (प्रयोजनम्) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) + sa (स) + dakṣiṇānāṃ (दक्षिणानां) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utsargasya (उत्सर्गस्य) | genitive singular | utsarga (उत्सर्ग) |
| kratu-artha-tvāt (क्रतु-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a rite, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| prati-ṣiddhasya (प्रति-षिद्धस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| syāt-na (स्यात्-न) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: it would be, and not. Read it from the end |
| a (अ) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| gauṇaḥ (गौणः) | nominative singular, masculine | secondary |
| prayojanam (प्रयोजनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a purpose |
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| dakṣiṇānāṃ (दक्षिणानां) | genitive plural | the gift to the priests |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
utsargasya (उत्सर्गस्य) is utsarga (उत्सर्ग). It stands as genitive singular. kratu-artha-tvāt (क्रतु-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: a rite, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. prati-ṣiddhasya (प्रति-षिद्धस्य) is a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt-na (स्यात्-न) is a compound: it would be, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. a (अ) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
gauṇaḥ (गौणः) is secondary. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prayojanam (प्रयोजनम्) is a purpose. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. dakṣiṇānāṃ (दक्षिणानां) is the gift to the priests. It stands as genitive plural. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kratu-artha-tvāt (क्रतु-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utsargasya (उत्सर्गस्य) and kratu-artha-tvāt (क्रतु-अर्थ-त्वात्).