3.1.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.7
तेषामर्थेन सबन्धः
teṣām arthena sabandhaḥ
The line
Of of them, in in the thing, in the meaning, not sabandha (सबन्ध).
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: teṣām (तेषाम्) + arthe (अर्थे) + na (न) + sabandhaḥ (सबन्धः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| teṣām (तेषाम्) | genitive plural | of them |
| arthe (अर्थे) | locative singular | in the thing, in the meaning |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sabandhaḥ (सबन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | sabandha (सबन्ध) |
The phrases
teṣām (तेषाम्) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. arthe (अर्थे) is in the thing, in the meaning. It stands as locative singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as arthena. sabandhaḥ (सबन्धः) is sabandha (सबन्ध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sabandhaḥ (सबन्धः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as arthena.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss teṣām (तेषाम्) and arthe (अर्थे).