3.3.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.27
क्रतुतो वार्थवादानुपपत्तेः स्यात्
kratuto vārthavādān upapatteḥ syāt
The line
kratuta (क्रतुत), a compound: or, and praise, words that are not the command, of a fitting, 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: kratuto (क्रतुतो) + vā-arthavādān (वा-अर्थवादान्) + upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kratuto (क्रतुतो) | nominative singular, masculine | kratuta (क्रतुत) |
| vā-arthavādān (वा-अर्थवादान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: or, and praise, words that are not the command. Read it from the end |
| upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a fitting |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
kratuto (क्रतुतो) is kratuta (क्रतुत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā-arthavādān (वा-अर्थवादान्) is a compound: or, and praise, words that are not the command. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः) is a fitting. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-arthavādān (वा-अर्थवादान्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kratuto (क्रतुतो) and vā-arthavādān (वा-अर्थवादान्).