3.7.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.21
तत्रार्थात् कर्तृपरिमाणं स्यादनियमोऽविशेषात्
tatrārthāt kartṛparimāṇaṃ syād aniyamo 'viśeṣāt
The line
There, because of from the meaning, from the thing, a compound: an agent, and measure, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, the absence of a fixed rule, because of because there is no difference.
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: tatra (तत्र) + arthāt (अर्थात्) + kartṛ-parimāṇaṃ (कर्तृ-परिमाणं) + syād (स्याद्) + aniyamo (अनियमो) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| arthāt (अर्थात्) | ablative singular | from the meaning, from the thing |
| kartṛ-parimāṇaṃ (कर्तृ-परिमाणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: an agent, and measure. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| aniyamo (अनियमो) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. arthāt (अर्थात्) is from the meaning, from the thing. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as tatrārthāt (तत्रार्थात्). kartṛ-parimāṇaṃ (कर्तृ-परिमाणं) is a compound: an agent, and measure. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. aniyamo (अनियमो) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
kartṛ-parimāṇaṃ (कर्तृ-परिमाणं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tatrārthāt (तत्रार्थात्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatra (तत्र) and arthāt (अर्थात्).