2.1.43
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.43
गुणार्थो व्यपदेशः
guṇārtho vyapadeśaḥ
The line
A compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning, a designation.
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 line is short. arthāt (अर्थात्) from 2.1.42 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-arthaḥ (गुण-अर्थः) + vyapadeśaḥ (व्यपदेशः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-arthaḥ (गुण-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| vyapadeśaḥ (व्यपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a designation |
The phrases
guṇa-arthaḥ (गुण-अर्थः) is a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it guṇārtho (गुणार्थो).
vyapadeśaḥ (व्यपदेशः) is a designation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-arthaḥ (गुण-अर्थः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it guṇārtho (गुणार्थो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-arthaḥ (गुण-अर्थः) and vyapadeśaḥ (व्यपदेशः).