3.7.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.1
प्रकरणविशेषादसंयुक्तं प्रधानस्य
prakaraṇaviśeṣād asaṃyuktaṃ pradhānasya
The line
Because of a compound: the context, and a difference, asaṃyukta (असंयुक्त), of the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य).
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: prakaraṇa-viśeṣāt (प्रकरण-विशेषात्) + asaṃyuktaṃ (असंयुक्तं) + pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakaraṇa-viśeṣāt (प्रकरण-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the context, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| asaṃyuktaṃ (असंयुक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | asaṃyukta (असंयुक्त) |
| pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) | genitive singular | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
The phrases
prakaraṇa-viśeṣāt (प्रकरण-विशेषात्) is a compound: the context, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prakaraṇaviśeṣād (प्रकरणविशेषाद्). asaṃyuktaṃ (असंयुक्तं) is asaṃyukta (असंयुक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prakaraṇa-viśeṣāt (प्रकरण-विशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prakaraṇaviśeṣād (प्रकरणविशेषाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakaraṇa-viśeṣāt (प्रकरण-विशेषात्) and asaṃyuktaṃ (असंयुक्तं).