3.1.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.26
शेषस् तु गुणसंयुक्तः साधारणः प्रतीयेत मिथस् तेषामसम्बन्धात्
śeṣas tu guṇasaṃyuktaḥ sādhāraṇaḥ pratīyeta mithas teṣām asambandhāt
The line
The rest, what remains over but, a compound: a quality, and saṃyukta (संयुक्त), sādhāraṇa (साधारण), would be understood, mithas (मिथ), of of them, because of asambandha (असम्बन्ध).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: śeṣaḥ (शेषः) + tu (तु) + guṇa-saṃyuktaḥ (गुण-संयुक्तः) + sādhāraṇaḥ (साधारणः) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) + mithas (मिथ) + teṣām (तेषाम्) + asambandhāt (असम्बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śeṣaḥ (शेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | the rest, what remains over |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| guṇa-saṃyuktaḥ (गुण-संयुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, and saṃyukta (संयुक्त). Read it from the end |
| sādhāraṇaḥ (साधारणः) | nominative singular, masculine | sādhāraṇa (साधारण) |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
| mithas (मिथ) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| teṣām (तेषाम्) | genitive plural | of them |
| asambandhāt (असम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | asambandha (असम्बन्ध) |
The phrases
śeṣaḥ (शेषः) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it śeṣas (शेष). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. guṇa-saṃyuktaḥ (गुण-संयुक्तः) is a compound: a quality, and saṃyukta (संयुक्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sādhāraṇaḥ (साधारणः) is sādhāraṇa (साधारण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular. mithas (मिथ) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. teṣām (तेषाम्) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. asambandhāt (असम्बन्धात्) is asambandha (असम्बन्ध). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-saṃyuktaḥ (गुण-संयुक्तः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śeṣas (शेष).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śeṣaḥ (शेषः) and guṇa-saṃyuktaḥ (गुण-संयुक्तः).