3.2.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.25
तस्य रूपोपदेशाभ्यामपकर्षोऽर्थस्य चोदितत्वात्
tasya rūpopadeśābhyām apakarṣo 'rthasya coditatvāt
The line
Of of that, his, by means of a compound: a form, and teaching, a lowering, of of the thing, because of coditatva (चोदितत्व).
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: tasya (तस्य) + rūpa-upadeśābhyām (रूप-उपदेशाभ्याम्) + apakarṣo (अपकर्षो) + arthasya (अर्थस्य) + coditatvāt (चोदितत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| rūpa-upadeśābhyām (रूप-उपदेशाभ्याम्) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | a compound: a form, and teaching. Read it from the end |
| apakarṣo (अपकर्षो) | nominative singular, masculine | a lowering |
| arthasya (अर्थस्य) | genitive singular | of the thing |
| coditatvāt (चोदितत्वात्) | ablative singular | coditatva (चोदितत्व) |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. rūpa-upadeśābhyām (रूप-उपदेशाभ्याम्) is a compound: a form, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. apakarṣo (अपकर्षो) is a lowering. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
arthasya (अर्थस्य) is of the thing. It stands as genitive singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. coditatvāt (चोदितत्वात्) is coditatva (चोदितत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
rūpa-upadeśābhyām (रूप-उपदेशाभ्याम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and rūpa-upadeśābhyām (रूप-उपदेशाभ्याम्).