2.4.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.29
गुणार्था वा पुनः श्रुतिः
guṇārthā vā punaḥ śrutiḥ
The line
A compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning or, again, scripture.
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. upahavye (उपहव्ये) from 2.4.28 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-arthā (गुण-अर्था) + vā (वा) + punaḥ (पुनः) + śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-arthā (गुण-अर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | scripture |
The phrases
guṇa-arthā (गुण-अर्था) is a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) is scripture. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-arthā (गुण-अर्था) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-arthā (गुण-अर्था) and śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः).