3.3.45
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.45
हेतुमात्रमदन्तत्वम्
hetumātram adantatvam
The line
A compound: a reason, and mātra (मात्र), adantatva (अदन्तत्व).
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. ekasmin (एकस्मिन्) from 3.3.44 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: hetu-mātram (हेतु-मात्रम्) + adantatvam (अदन्तत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hetu-mātram (हेतु-मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a reason, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| adantatvam (अदन्तत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | adantatva (अदन्तत्व) |
The phrases
hetu-mātram (हेतु-मात्रम्) is a compound: a reason, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
adantatvam (अदन्तत्वम्) is adantatva (अदन्तत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
hetu-mātram (हेतु-मात्रम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hetu-mātram (हेतु-मात्रम्) and adantatvam (अदन्तत्वम्).