3.6.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.6.27
अचोदना गुणार्थेन
acodanā guṇārthena
The line
acodana (अचोदन), by means of a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning.
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. liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) from 3.6.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: acodanā (अचोदना) + guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| acodanā (अचोदना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | acodana (अचोदन) |
| guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
acodanā (अचोदना) is acodana (अचोदन). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) is a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss acodanā (अचोदना) and guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन).