11.4.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.40
प्रतिप्रधानं वा प्रकृतिवत्
pratipradhānaṃ vā prakṛtivat
The line
A compound: toward, against, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) or, like the model.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The line is short. kapālāni (कपालानि) from 11.4.39 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prati-pradhānaṃ (प्रति-प्रधानं) + vā (वा) + prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-pradhānaṃ (प्रति-प्रधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: toward, against, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) | indeclinable | like the model |
The phrases
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. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) is like the model. It stands as indeclinable.
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 prati-pradhānaṃ (प्रति-प्रधानं) and prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्).
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