3.6.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.6.14
तत्प्रकृत्यर्थं यथान्येऽनारभ्यवादाः
tatprakṛtyarthaṃ yathānye 'nārabhyavādāḥ
The line
A compound: that, nature, what is seen, and a thing, a meaning, as, others, a compound: anāra (अनार), bhya (भ्य), and honest debate.
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: tat-prakṛti-arthaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-अर्थं) + yathā (यथा) + anye (अन्ये) + anāra-bhya-vādāḥ (अनार-भ्य-वादाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-prakṛti-arthaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-अर्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| anye (अन्ये) | nominative plural | others |
| anāra-bhya-vādāḥ (अनार-भ्य-वादाः) | nominative plural | a compound: anāra (अनार), bhya (भ्य), and honest debate. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tat-prakṛti-arthaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-अर्थं) is a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable.
anye (अन्ये) is others. It stands as nominative plural. The line joins them as yathānye (यथान्ये). anāra-bhya-vādāḥ (अनार-भ्य-वादाः) is a compound: anāra (अनार), bhya (भ्य), and honest debate. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-prakṛti-arthaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-अर्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as yathānye (यथान्ये). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-prakṛti-arthaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-अर्थं) and anye (अन्ये).