2.1.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.12
न तदर्थत्वाल् लोकवत् तस्य च शेषभूतत्वात्
na tadarthatvāl lokavat tasya ca śeṣabhūtatvāt
The line
Not a compound: for the sake of that, and tvāla (त्वाल), as in the world, of of that, his and, because of a compound: the rest, what remains over, and being already there.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Which acts are different acts. The word for an action means the act, and from that the differences among rites are drawn. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + tadartha-tvāla (तदर्थ-त्वाल) + lokavat (लोकवत्) + tasya (तस्य) + ca (च) + śeṣa-bhūtatvāt (शेष-भूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tadartha-tvāla (तदर्थ-त्वाल) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: for the sake of that, and tvāla (त्वाल). Read it from the end |
| lokavat (लोकवत्) | indeclinable | as in the world |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| śeṣa-bhūtatvāt (शेष-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the rest, what remains over, and being already there. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tadartha-tvāla (तदर्थ-त्वाल) is a compound: for the sake of that, and tvāla (त्वाल). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. lokavat (लोकवत्) is as in the world. It stands as indeclinable.
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. śeṣa-bhūtatvāt (शेष-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: the rest, what remains over, and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadartha-tvāla (तदर्थ-त्वाल) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadartha-tvāla (तदर्थ-त्वाल) and lokavat (लोकवत्).