11.1.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.9
कर्तृविधेर् नानार्थत्वाद् गुणप्रधानेषु
kartṛvidher nānārthatvād guṇapradhāneṣu
The line
Of a compound: an agent, and vidha (विध), not because of anārthatva (अनार्थत्व), in a compound: a quality, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य).
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: kartṛ-vidheḥ (कर्तृ-विधेः) + na (न) + anārthatvād (अनार्थत्वाद्) + guṇa-pradhāneṣu (गुण-प्रधानेषु)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kartṛ-vidheḥ (कर्तृ-विधेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: an agent, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anārthatvād (अनार्थत्वाद्) | ablative singular | anārthatva (अनार्थत्व) |
| guṇa-pradhāneṣu (गुण-प्रधानेषु) | locative plural | a compound: a quality, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
kartṛ-vidheḥ (कर्तृ-विधेः) is a compound: an agent, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it kartṛvidher (कर्तृविधेर्). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
anārthatvād (अनार्थत्वाद्) is anārthatva (अनार्थत्व). It stands as ablative singular. guṇa-pradhāneṣu (गुण-प्रधानेषु) is a compound: a quality, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-pradhāneṣu (गुण-प्रधानेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kartṛvidher (कर्तृविधेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kartṛ-vidheḥ (कर्तृ-विधेः) and anārthatvād (अनार्थत्वाद्).