3.4.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.9
विधिना चैकवाक्यत्वात्
vidhinā caikavākyatvāt
The line
By means of an injunction, because of a compound: and, one, a sentence, and the state of being that.
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. arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) from 3.4.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vidhinā (विधिना) + ca-eka-vākya-tvāt (च-एक-वाक्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhinā (विधिना) | instrumental singular | an injunction |
| ca-eka-vākya-tvāt (च-एक-वाक्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: and, one, a sentence, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vidhinā (विधिना) is an injunction. It stands as instrumental singular.
ca-eka-vākya-tvāt (च-एक-वाक्य-त्वात्) is a compound: and, one, a sentence, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-eka-vākya-tvāt (च-एक-वाक्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhinā (विधिना) and ca-eka-vākya-tvāt (च-एक-वाक्य-त्वात्).