3.6.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.6.40
नियमार्था गुणश्रुतिः
niyamārthā guṇaśrutiḥ
The line
A compound: a restriction, and a thing, a meaning, a compound: a quality, and heard.
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. aśāstra-lakṣaṇa-tvāca (अशास्त्र-लक्षण-त्वाच) from 3.6.39 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) + guṇa-śrutiḥ (गुण-श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a restriction, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| guṇa-śrutiḥ (गुण-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a quality, and heard. Read it from the end |
The phrases
niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) is a compound: a restriction, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
guṇa-śrutiḥ (गुण-श्रुतिः) is a compound: a quality, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) and guṇa-śrutiḥ (गुण-श्रुतिः).