3.7.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.6
फलसंयोगात् तु स्वामियुक्तं प्रधानस्य
phalasaṃyogāt tu svāmiyuktaṃ pradhānasya
The line
Because of a compound: a fruit, and conjunction but, a compound: svāmi (स्वामि), and fit, right, 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: phala-saṃyogāt (फल-संयोगात्) + tu (तु) + svāmi-yuktaṃ (स्वामि-युक्तं) + pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-saṃyogāt (फल-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| svāmi-yuktaṃ (स्वामि-युक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: svāmi (स्वामि), and fit, right. Read it from the end |
| pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) | genitive singular | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
The phrases
phala-saṃyogāt (फल-संयोगात्) is a compound: a fruit, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
svāmi-yuktaṃ (स्वामि-युक्तं) is a compound: svāmi (स्वामि), and fit, right. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pradhānasya (प्रधानस्य) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-saṃyogāt (फल-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-saṃyogāt (फल-संयोगात्) and svāmi-yuktaṃ (स्वामि-युक्तं).