3.7.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.8
तथाभिधानेन
tathābhidhānena
The line
By means of a compound: so, and 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 line is short. cikīrṣayo (चिकीर्षयो) from 3.7.7 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tathā-abhidhānena (तथा-अभिधानेन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā-abhidhānena (तथा-अभिधानेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: so, and a naming. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tathā-abhidhānena (तथा-अभिधानेन) is a compound: so, and a naming. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-abhidhānena (तथा-अभिधानेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tathā-abhidhānena (तथा-अभिधानेन).