3.3.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.14
श्रुति-लिङ्ग-वाक्य-प्रकरण-स्थान-समाख्यानां समवाये पारदौर्बल्यमर्थविप्रकर्षात्
śruti-liṅga-vākya-prakaraṇa-sthāna-samākhyānāṃ samavāye pāradaurbalyam arthaviprakarṣāt
The line
Of a compound: scripture, -liṅga (-लिङ्ग), -vākya (-वाक्य), -pra (-प्र), kara (कर), ṇa-sthā (ण-स्था), na-sa (न-स), and mākhya (माख्य), in inherence, pāradaurbalya (पारदौर्बल्य), because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, vipra (विप्र), and karṣa (कर्ष).
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: śruti--liṅga--vākya--pra-kara-ṇa-sthā-na-sa-mākhyānāṃ (श्रुति--लिङ्ग--वाक्य--प्र-कर-ण-स्था-न-स-माख्यानां) + samavāye (समवाये) + pāradaurbalyam (पारदौर्बल्यम्) + artha-vipra-karṣāt (अर्थ-विप्र-कर्षात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śruti--liṅga--vākya--pra-kara-ṇa-sthā-na-sa-mākhyānāṃ (श्रुति--लिङ्ग--वाक्य--प्र-कर-ण-स्था-न-स-माख्यानां) | genitive plural | a compound: scripture, -liṅga (-लिङ्ग), -vākya (-वाक्य), -pra (-प्र), kara (कर), ṇa-sthā (ण-स्था), na-sa (न-स), and mākhya (माख्य). Read it from the end |
| samavāye (समवाये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | inherence |
| pāradaurbalyam (पारदौर्बल्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pāradaurbalya (पारदौर्बल्य) |
| artha-vipra-karṣāt (अर्थ-विप्र-कर्षात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, vipra (विप्र), and karṣa (कर्ष). Read it from the end |
The phrases
śruti--liṅga--vākya--pra-kara-ṇa-sthā-na-sa-mākhyānāṃ (श्रुति--लिङ्ग--वाक्य--प्र-कर-ण-स्था-न-स-माख्यानां) is a compound: scripture, -liṅga (-लिङ्ग), -vākya (-वाक्य), -pra (-प्र), kara (कर), ṇa-sthā (ण-स्था), na-sa (न-स), and mākhya (माख्य). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. samavāye (समवाये) is inherence. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
pāradaurbalyam (पारदौर्बल्यम्) is pāradaurbalya (पारदौर्बल्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. artha-vipra-karṣāt (अर्थ-विप्र-कर्षात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, vipra (विप्र), and karṣa (कर्ष). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti--liṅga--vākya--pra-kara-ṇa-sthā-na-sa-mākhyānāṃ (श्रुति--लिङ्ग--वाक्य--प्र-कर-ण-स्था-न-स-माख्यानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śruti--liṅga--vākya--pra-kara-ṇa-sthā-na-sa-mākhyānāṃ (श्रुति--लिङ्ग--वाक्य--प्र-कर-ण-स्था-न-स-माख्यानां) and samavāye (समवाये).
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