12.1.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.3
तन्त्रमध्ये विधानाद् वा मुख्यतन्त्रेण सिद्धिः स्यात् तन्त्रार्थस्याविशिष्टत्वात्
tantramadhye vidhānād vā mukhyatantreṇa siddhiḥ syāt tantrārthasyāviśiṣṭatvāt
The line
In a compound: a shared performance, and the middle, because of because of the rule or, by means of a compound: primary, and a shared performance, establishment, it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: a shared performance, a thing, a meaning, syāvi (स्यावि), and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) + vidhānāt (विधानात्) + vā (वा) + mukhya-tantreṇa (मुख्य-तन्त्रेण) + siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) + syāt (स्यात्) + tantra-artha-syāvi-śiṣṭatvāt (तन्त्र-अर्थ-स्यावि-शिष्टत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a shared performance, and the middle. Read it from the end |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| mukhya-tantreṇa (मुख्य-तन्त्रेण) | instrumental singular | a compound: primary, and a shared performance. Read it from the end |
| siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) | nominative singular | establishment |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tantra-artha-syāvi-śiṣṭatvāt (तन्त्र-अर्थ-स्यावि-शिष्टत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a shared performance, a thing, a meaning, syāvi (स्यावि), and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) is a compound: a shared performance, and the middle. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhānād (विधानाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. mukhya-tantreṇa (मुख्य-तन्त्रेण) is a compound: primary, and a shared performance. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) is establishment. It stands as nominative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tantra-artha-syāvi-śiṣṭatvāt (तन्त्र-अर्थ-स्यावि-शिष्टत्वात्) is a compound: a shared performance, a thing, a meaning, syāvi (स्यावि), and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tantra-artha-syāvi-śiṣṭatvāt (तन्त्र-अर्थ-स्यावि-शिष्टत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhānād (विधानाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) and vidhānāt (विधानात्).