11.4.43
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.43
द्रव्यान्तरे कृतार्थत्वात् तस्य पुनः प्रयोगान् मन्त्रस्य च तद्गुणत्वात् पुनः प्रयोगः स्यात् तदर्थेन विधानात्
dravyāntare kṛtārthatvāt tasya punaḥ prayogān mantrasya ca tadguṇatvāt punaḥ prayogaḥ syāt tadarthena vidhānāt
The line
In a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval, because of a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, of of that, his, again, a performance, of a mantra and, because of a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that, again, a performance, it would be, let it be granted, by means of for the sake of that, because of because of the rule.
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: dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) + kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) + tasya (तस्य) + punaḥ (पुनः) + prayogān (प्रयोगान्) + mantrasya (मन्त्रस्य) + ca (च) + tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) + punaḥ (पुनः) + prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) + syāt (स्यात्) + tadarthena (तदर्थेन) + vidhānāt (विधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| prayogān (प्रयोगान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a performance |
| mantrasya (मन्त्रस्य) | genitive singular | a mantra |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a performance |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tadarthena (तदर्थेन) | instrumental singular | for the sake of that |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
The phrases
dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) is a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. prayogān (प्रयोगान्) is a performance. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. mantrasya (मन्त्रस्य) is a mantra. It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) is a performance. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tadarthena (तदर्थेन) is for the sake of that. It stands as instrumental singular. vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) and kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्).