10.8.64
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.64
तदर्थमिति चेन् न तत्प्रधानत्वात्
tadartham iti cen na tatpradhānatvāt
The line
If you say that that, the thing, for the sake of, no, because of because that is its main thing.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. ajāmikaraṇārthatvāc (अजामिकरणार्थत्वाच्) from 10.8.63 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tad (तद्) + artham (अर्थम्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| artham (अर्थम्) | accusative singular | the thing, for the sake of |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्) | ablative singular | because that is its main thing |
The phrases
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. artham (अर्थम्) is the thing, for the sake of. It stands as accusative singular. The line joins them as tadartham. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्) is because that is its main thing. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tadartham.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artham (अर्थम्) and tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्).
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