3.7.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.19
उत्सर्गे तु प्रधानत्वाच् छेषकारी प्रधानस्य तस्मादन्यः स्वयं वा स्यात्
utsarge tu pradhānatvāc cheṣakārī pradhānasya tasmād anyaḥ svayaṃ vā syāt
The line
In utsarga (उत्सर्ग) but, because of a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that, cheṣakāra (छेषकार), of the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, another, by itself, oneself or, it would be, let it be granted.
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: utsarge (उत्सर्गे) + tu (तु) + pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) + cheṣakārī (छेषकारी) + pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + anyaḥ (अन्यः) + svayaṃ (स्वयं) + vā (वा) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utsarge (उत्सर्गे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | utsarga (उत्सर्ग) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| cheṣakārī (छेषकारी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | cheṣakāra (छेषकार) |
| pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) | genitive singular | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| anyaḥ (अन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | another |
| svayaṃ (स्वयं) | indeclinable | by itself, oneself |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
utsarge (उत्सर्गे) is utsarga (उत्सर्ग). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pradhānatvāc (प्रधानत्वाच्). cheṣakārī (छेषकारी) is cheṣakāra (छेषकार). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as genitive singular.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. anyaḥ (अन्यः) is another. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svayaṃ (स्वयं) is by itself, oneself. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pradhānatvāc (प्रधानत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utsarge (उत्सर्गे) and pradhāna-tvāt (प्रधान-त्वात्).