12.4.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.31
सर्वैः वा तदर्थत्वात्
sarvaiḥ vā tadarthatvāt
The line
By means of all or, because of because it is for the sake of that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. satre (सत्रे) from 12.4.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) + vā (वा) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) | instrumental plural | all |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) is all. It stands as instrumental plural. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) and tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्).
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