3.7.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.10
गुणाभिधानात् सर्वार्थमभिधानम्
guṇābhidhānāt sarvārtham abhidhānam
The line
Because of a compound: a quality, and a naming, all, the thing, for the sake of, a naming.
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: guṇa-abhidhānāt (गुण-अभिधानात्) + sarvā (सर्वा) + artham (अर्थम्) + abhidhānam (अभिधानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-abhidhānāt (गुण-अभिधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, and a naming. Read it from the end |
| sarvā (सर्वा) | nominative singular, feminine | all |
| artham (अर्थम्) | accusative singular | the thing, for the sake of |
| abhidhānam (अभिधानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a naming |
The phrases
guṇa-abhidhānāt (गुण-अभिधानात्) is a compound: a quality, and a naming. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. sarvā (सर्वा) is all. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
artham (अर्थम्) is the thing, for the sake of. It stands as accusative singular. The line joins them as sarvārtham (सर्वार्थम्). abhidhānam (अभिधानम्) is a naming. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-abhidhānāt (गुण-अभिधानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as sarvārtham (सर्वार्थम्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-abhidhānāt (गुण-अभिधानात्) and sarvā (सर्वा).