3.8.25

ऋत्विक् फलं करणेष्वर्थत्त्वात्

ṛtvik phalaṃ karaṇeṣv arthattvāt

The line

ṛtvik (ऋत्विक्), the fruit, karaṇeṣv (करणेष्व्), because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and ttva (त्त्व).

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: ṛtvik (ऋत्विक्) + phalaṃ (फलं) + karaṇeṣv (करणेष्व्) + artha-ttvāt (अर्थ-त्त्वात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

Word	Grammar	Sense
ṛtvik (ऋत्विक्)	the form as the line writes it	this word, as the line writes it
phalaṃ (फलं)	nominative or accusative singular, neuter	the fruit
karaṇeṣv (करणेष्व्)	the form as the line writes it	this word, as the line writes it
artha-ttvāt (अर्थ-त्त्वात्)	ablative singular	a compound: a thing, a meaning, and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end

The phrases

ṛtvik (ऋत्विक्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.

karaṇeṣv (करणेष्व्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. artha-ttvāt (अर्थ-त्त्वात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.

Sanskrit in this line

artha-ttvāt (अर्थ-त्त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss ṛtvik (ऋत्विक्) and phalaṃ (फलं).

3.8.26. An owner or, because of because it is for the sake of that.