3.2.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.7
गुणाभावात्
guṇābhāvāt
The line
Because of a compound: a quality, and absence.
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 line is short. na-kāla-vidhiḥ (न-काल-विधिः) from 3.2.6 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-abhāvāt (गुण-अभावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-abhāvāt (गुण-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
guṇa-abhāvāt (गुण-अभावात्) is a compound: a quality, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-abhāvāt (गुण-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-abhāvāt (गुण-अभावात्).
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