12.1.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.36
न प्राङ्नियमात् तदर्थं हि
na prāṅniyamāt tadarthaṃ hi
The line
Not because of prāṅniyama (प्राङ्नियम), that, the thing, for the sake of.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. brahmāpīti (ब्रह्मापीति) from 12.1.35 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + prāṅniyamāt (प्राङ्नियमात्) + tad (तद्) + arthaṃ (अर्थं) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| prāṅniyamāt (प्राङ्नियमात्) | ablative singular | prāṅniyama (प्राङ्नियम) |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| arthaṃ (अर्थं) | accusative singular | the thing, for the sake of |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. prāṅniyamāt (प्राङ्नियमात्) is prāṅniyama (प्राङ्नियम). It stands as ablative singular. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
arthaṃ (अर्थं) is the thing, for the sake of. It stands as accusative singular. The line joins them as tadarthaṃ (तदर्थं). hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prāṅniyamāt (प्राङ्नियमात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tadarthaṃ (तदर्थं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prāṅniyamāt (प्राङ्नियमात्) and arthaṃ (अर्थं).