2.1.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.8
यैस् तु द्रव्यं चिकीर्ष्यते गुणस् तत्र प्रतीयेत तस्य द्रव्यप्रधानत्वात्
yais tu dravyaṃ cikīrṣyate guṇas tatra pratīyeta tasya dravyapradhānatvāt
The line
yais (यै) but, a substance, in cikīrṣyata (चिकीर्ष्यत), a quality, there, would be understood, of of that, his, because of a compound: a substance, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that.
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: yais (यै) + tu (तु) + dravyaṃ (द्रव्यं) + cikīrṣyate (चिकीर्ष्यते) + guṇaḥ (गुणः) + tatra (तत्र) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) + tasya (तस्य) + dravya-pradhāna-tvāt (द्रव्य-प्रधान-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yais (यै) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| dravyaṃ (द्रव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a substance |
| cikīrṣyate (चिकीर्ष्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | cikīrṣyata (चिकीर्ष्यत) |
| guṇaḥ (गुणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a quality |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| dravya-pradhāna-tvāt (द्रव्य-प्रधान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yais (यै) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. dravyaṃ (द्रव्यं) is a substance. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cikīrṣyate (चिकीर्ष्यते) is cikīrṣyata (चिकीर्ष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. guṇaḥ (गुणः) is a quality. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it guṇas (गुण).
tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. dravya-pradhāna-tvāt (द्रव्य-प्रधान-त्वात्) is a compound: a substance, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-pradhāna-tvāt (द्रव्य-प्रधान-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it guṇas (गुण).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yais (यै) and dravyaṃ (द्रव्यं).