12.3.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.29
गुणार्थत्वादुपदेशस्य
guṇārthatvād upadeśasya
The line
Because of a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, of teaching.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) from 12.3.28 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) + upadeśasya (उपदेशस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| upadeśasya (उपदेशस्य) | genitive singular | teaching |
The phrases
guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it guṇārthatvād (गुणार्थत्वाद्).
upadeśasya (उपदेशस्य) is teaching. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it guṇārthatvād (गुणार्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-artha-tvāt (गुण-अर्थ-त्वात्) and upadeśasya (उपदेशस्य).