2.2.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.26
अतुल्यत्वात् तु वाक्ययोर् गुणे तस्य प्रतीयेत
atulyatvāt tu vākyayor guṇe tasya pratīyeta
The line
Because of atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व) but, of a sentence, in a quality, of of that, his, would be understood.
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: atulyatvāt (अतुल्यत्वात्) + tu (तु) + vākyayoḥ (वाक्ययोः) + guṇe (गुणे) + tasya (तस्य) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| atulyatvāt (अतुल्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vākyayoḥ (वाक्ययोः) | genitive or locative dual | a sentence |
| guṇe (गुणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a quality |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
atulyatvāt (अतुल्यत्वात्) is atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vākyayoḥ (वाक्ययोः) is a sentence. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it vākyayor (वाक्ययोर्).
guṇe (गुणे) is a quality. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
atulyatvāt (अतुल्यत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it vākyayor (वाक्ययोर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss atulyatvāt (अतुल्यत्वात्) and vākyayoḥ (वाक्ययोः).