12.1.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.38
न श्रुतत्वात्
na śrutatvāt
The line
Not because of a compound: heard, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. nirdiṣṭasya (निर्दिष्टस्य) from 12.1.37 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) + śruta-tvāt (श्रुत-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| śruta-tvāt (श्रुत-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: heard, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
śruta-tvāt (श्रुत-त्वात्) is a compound: heard, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śruta-tvāt (श्रुत-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śruta-tvāt (श्रुत-त्वात्).
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