3.1.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.9
अर्थलोपादकर्मे स्यात्
arthalopād akarme syāt
The line
Because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and lopa (लोप), in akarma (अकर्म), it would be, let it be granted.
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: artha-lopāt (अर्थ-लोपात्) + akarme (अकर्मे) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-lopāt (अर्थ-लोपात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and lopa (लोप). Read it from the end |
| akarme (अकर्मे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | akarma (अकर्म) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
artha-lopāt (अर्थ-लोपात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and lopa (लोप). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthalopād (अर्थलोपाद्). akarme (अकर्मे) is akarma (अकर्म). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-lopāt (अर्थ-लोपात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it arthalopād (अर्थलोपाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-lopāt (अर्थ-लोपात्) and akarme (अकर्मे).