11.1.60
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.60
अर्थात् तु लोके विधितः प्रतिप्रधानं स्यात्
arthāt tu loke vidhitaḥ pratipradhānaṃ syāt
The line
Because of from the meaning, from the thing but, in the world, a compound: an injunction, and taḥa (तःअ), a compound: toward, against, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), it would be, let it be granted.
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: arthāt (अर्थात्) + tu (तु) + loke (लोके) + vidhi-taḥa (विधि-तःअ) + prati-pradhānaṃ (प्रति-प्रधानं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arthāt (अर्थात्) | ablative singular | from the meaning, from the thing |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| loke (लोके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the world |
| vidhi-taḥa (विधि-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an injunction, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
| prati-pradhānaṃ (प्रति-प्रधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: toward, against, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
arthāt (अर्थात्) is from the meaning, from the thing. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. loke (लोके) is the world. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
vidhi-taḥa (विधि-तःअ) is a compound: an injunction, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prati-pradhānaṃ (प्रति-प्रधानं) is a compound: toward, against, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-pradhānaṃ (प्रति-प्रधानं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthāt (अर्थात्) and loke (लोके).