3.7.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.9
तद्युक्ते तु फलश्रुतिस् तस्मात् सर्वचिकीर्षा स्यात्
tadyukte tu phalaśrutis tasmāt sarvacikīrṣā syāt
The line
In a compound: that, and fit, right but, a compound: a fruit, and heard, because of from that, a compound: all, and cikīrṣa (चिकीर्ष), 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: tad-yukte (तद्-युक्ते) + tu (तु) + phala-śrutiḥ (फल-श्रुतिः) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + sarva-cikīrṣā (सर्व-चिकीर्षा) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad-yukte (तद्-युक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: that, and fit, right. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| phala-śrutiḥ (फल-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a fruit, and heard. Read it from the end |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| sarva-cikīrṣā (सर्व-चिकीर्षा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: all, and cikīrṣa (चिकीर्ष). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
tad-yukte (तद्-युक्ते) is a compound: that, and fit, right. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. phala-śrutiḥ (फल-श्रुतिः) is a compound: a fruit, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it phalaśrutis (फलश्रुति).
tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. sarva-cikīrṣā (सर्व-चिकीर्षा) is a compound: all, and cikīrṣa (चिकीर्ष). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-cikīrṣā (सर्व-चिकीर्षा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalaśrutis (फलश्रुति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tad-yukte (तद्-युक्ते) and phala-śrutiḥ (फल-श्रुतिः).
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3.7.10. Because of a compound: a quality, and a naming, all, the thing, for the sake of, a naming.