3.3.43
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.43
वचनात् सर्वपेषणं तं प्रति शास्त्रवत्वादर्थाभावाद् विचरावपेषणं भवति
vacanāt sarvapeṣaṇaṃ taṃ prati śāstravatvād arthābhāvād vicarāv apeṣaṇaṃ bhavati
The line
Because of because of a statement, a compound: all, and peṣaṇa (पेषण), him, that, toward, against, because of a compound: a teaching, a treatise, and vatva (वत्व), because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence, vicarāv (विचराव्), apeṣaṇa (अपेषण), is, becomes.
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: vacanāt (वचनात्) + sarva-peṣaṇaṃ (सर्व-पेषणं) + taṃ (तं) + prati (प्रति) + śāstra-vatvāt (शास्त्र-वत्वात्) + artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) + vicarāv (विचराव्) + apeṣaṇaṃ (अपेषणं) + bhavati (भवति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| sarva-peṣaṇaṃ (सर्व-पेषणं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: all, and peṣaṇa (पेषण). Read it from the end |
| taṃ (तं) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| śāstra-vatvāt (शास्त्र-वत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a teaching, a treatise, and vatva (वत्व). Read it from the end |
| artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence. Read it from the end |
| vicarāv (विचराव्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| apeṣaṇaṃ (अपेषणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | apeṣaṇa (अपेषण) |
| bhavati (भवति) | present, third person singular | is, becomes |
The phrases
vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. sarva-peṣaṇaṃ (सर्व-पेषणं) is a compound: all, and peṣaṇa (पेषण). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. taṃ (तं) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable. śāstra-vatvāt (शास्त्र-वत्वात्) is a compound: a teaching, a treatise, and vatva (वत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śāstravatvād (शास्त्रवत्वाद्).
artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthābhāvād (अर्थाभावाद्). vicarāv (विचराव्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. apeṣaṇaṃ (अपेषणं) is apeṣaṇa (अपेषण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhavati (भवति) is is, becomes. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-peṣaṇaṃ (सर्व-पेषणं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śāstravatvād (शास्त्रवत्वाद्). The line writes it arthābhāvād (अर्थाभावाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanāt (वचनात्) and sarva-peṣaṇaṃ (सर्व-पेषणं).