12.2.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.34
अपूर्वं च प्रकृतौ समानतन्त्रा चेदनित्यत्वादनर्थकं हि स्यात्
apūrvaṃ ca prakṛtau samānatantrā ced anityatvād anarthakaṃ hi syāt
The line
If you say that the unseen and, in in nature, in the model rite, a compound: the same, and a shared performance, then because of a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that, of no point, it would be, let it be granted.
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: apūrvaṃ (अपूर्वं) + ca (च) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + samāna-tantrā (समान-तन्त्रा) + ced (चेद्) + anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) + anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) + hi (हि) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apūrvaṃ (अपूर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the unseen |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| samāna-tantrā (समान-तन्त्रा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: the same, and a shared performance. Read it from the end |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | of no point |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
apūrvaṃ (अपूर्वं) is the unseen. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular. samāna-tantrā (समान-तन्त्रा) is a compound: the same, and a shared performance. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it anityatvād (अनित्यत्वाद्). anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) is of no point. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
samāna-tantrā (समान-तन्त्रा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it anityatvād (अनित्यत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apūrvaṃ (अपूर्वं) and prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ).