2.1.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.6
तानि द्वैधं गुणप्रधानभूतानि
tāni dvaidhaṃ guṇapradhānabhūtāni
The line
Those, a twofold split, a compound: a quality, and what stands as the main thing.
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: tāni (तानि) + dvaidhaṃ (द्वैधं) + guṇa-pradhānabhūtāni (गुण-प्रधानभूतानि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tāni (तानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | those |
| dvaidhaṃ (द्वैधं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a twofold split |
| guṇa-pradhānabhūtāni (गुण-प्रधानभूतानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a compound: a quality, and what stands as the main thing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tāni (तानि) is those. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. dvaidhaṃ (द्वैधं) is a twofold split. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
guṇa-pradhānabhūtāni (गुण-प्रधानभूतानि) is a compound: a quality, and what stands as the main thing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-pradhānabhūtāni (गुण-प्रधानभूतानि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tāni (तानि) and dvaidhaṃ (द्वैधं).