10.4.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.4.25
तथोत्तरस्यां ततौ तत्प्रकृतित्वात्
tathottarasyāṃ tatau tatprakṛtitvāt
The line
A compound: so, the later, and syāṃa (स्यांअ), that, because of a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that.
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: tathā-uttara-syāṃa (तथा-उत्तर-स्यांअ) + tatau (ततौ) + tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā-uttara-syāṃa (तथा-उत्तर-स्यांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: so, the later, and syāṃa (स्यांअ). Read it from the end |
| tatau (ततौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | that |
| tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tathā-uttara-syāṃa (तथा-उत्तर-स्यांअ) is a compound: so, the later, and syāṃa (स्यांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tatau (ततौ) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.
tat-prakṛti-tvāt (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वात्) is a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-uttara-syāṃa (तथा-उत्तर-स्यांअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tathā-uttara-syāṃa (तथा-उत्तर-स्यांअ) and tatau (ततौ).