3.3.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.9
गुणमुख्यव्यतिक्रमे तदर्थत्वान् मुख्येन वेदसंयोगः
guṇamukhyavyatikrame tadarthatvān mukhyena vedasaṃyogaḥ
The line
In a compound: a quality, primary, vyati (व्यति), and order, a compound: for the sake of that, and the state of being that, by means of primary, a compound: the Veda, and conjunction.
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: guṇa-mukhya-vyati-krame (गुण-मुख्य-व्यति-क्रमे) + tadartha-tvān (तदर्थ-त्वान्) + mukhyena (मुख्येन) + veda-saṃyogaḥ (वेद-संयोगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-mukhya-vyati-krame (गुण-मुख्य-व्यति-क्रमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a quality, primary, vyati (व्यति), and order. Read it from the end |
| tadartha-tvān (तदर्थ-त्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: for the sake of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| mukhyena (मुख्येन) | instrumental singular | primary |
| veda-saṃyogaḥ (वेद-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the Veda, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
guṇa-mukhya-vyati-krame (गुण-मुख्य-व्यति-क्रमे) is a compound: a quality, primary, vyati (व्यति), and order. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tadartha-tvān (तदर्थ-त्वान्) is a compound: for the sake of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
mukhyena (मुख्येन) is primary. It stands as instrumental singular. veda-saṃyogaḥ (वेद-संयोगः) is a compound: the Veda, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-mukhya-vyati-krame (गुण-मुख्य-व्यति-क्रमे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-mukhya-vyati-krame (गुण-मुख्य-व्यति-क्रमे) and tadartha-tvān (तदर्थ-त्वान्).
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