11.3.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.20
अवभृथे च तद्वत् प्रधानार्थस्य प्रतिषेधोऽपवृक्तार्थत्वात्
avabhṛthe ca tadvat pradhānārthasya pratiṣedho 'pavṛktārthatvāt
The line
In avabhṛtha (अवभृथ) and, like that, of a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning, a denial, because of apavṛktārthatva (अपवृक्तार्थत्व).
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: avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) + ca (च) + tadvat (तद्वत्) + pradhāna-arthasya (प्रधान-अर्थस्य) + pratiṣedho (प्रतिषेधो) + apavṛktārthatvāt (अपवृक्तार्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | avabhṛtha (अवभृथ) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tadvat (तद्वत्) | indeclinable | like that |
| pradhāna-arthasya (प्रधान-अर्थस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| pratiṣedho (प्रतिषेधो) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| apavṛktārthatvāt (अपवृक्तार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | apavṛktārthatva (अपवृक्तार्थत्व) |
The phrases
avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) is avabhṛtha (अवभृथ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tadvat (तद्वत्) is like that. It stands as indeclinable.
pradhāna-arthasya (प्रधान-अर्थस्य) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. pratiṣedho (प्रतिषेधो) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. apavṛktārthatvāt (अपवृक्तार्थत्वात्) is apavṛktārthatva (अपवृक्तार्थत्व). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhāna-arthasya (प्रधान-अर्थस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) and tadvat (तद्वत्).