11.1.57
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.57
तन्न्यायत्वादशक्तेरानुपूर्व्यं स्यात् संस्कारस्य तदर्थत्वात्
tannyāyatvād aśakter ānupūrvyaṃ syāt saṃskārasya tadarthatvāt
The line
Because of a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that, of not a power, a capacity, ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य), it would be, let it be granted, of a compounded thing, because of because it is for the sake of 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: tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) + a-śakteḥ (अ-शक्तेः) + ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) + syāt (स्यात्) + saṃskārasya (संस्कारस्य) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| a-śakteḥ (अ-शक्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | not a power, a capacity |
| ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| saṃskārasya (संस्कारस्य) | genitive singular | a compounded thing |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) is a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tannyāyatvād (तन्न्यायत्वाद्). a-śakteḥ (अ-शक्तेः) is not a power, a capacity. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it śakter (शक्तेर्). ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) is ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. saṃskārasya (संस्कारस्य) is a compounded thing. It stands as genitive singular. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tannyāyatvād (तन्न्यायत्वाद्). The line writes it śakter (शक्तेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) and a-śakteḥ (अ-शक्तेः).
Next
11.1.58. asaṃsṛṣṭa (असंसृष्ट) even, because of because it is for that.