11.1.46
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.46
उत्तरासु यावत्स्वमपूर्वत्वात्
uttarāsu yāvatsvam apūrvatvāt
The line
uttarāsu (उत्तरासु), as long as, as far as, one's own, because of a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: uttarāsu (उत्तरासु) + yāvat (यावत्) + svam (स्वम्) + apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| uttarāsu (उत्तरासु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| yāvat (यावत्) | indeclinable | as long as, as far as |
| svam (स्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one's own |
| apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
uttarāsu (उत्तरासु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. yāvat (यावत्) is as long as, as far as. It stands as indeclinable.
svam (स्वम्) is one's own. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as yāvatsvam (यावत्स्वम्). apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as yāvatsvam (यावत्स्वम्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss uttarāsu (उत्तरासु) and yāvat (यावत्).