3.8.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.8.28
कर्मार्थ फलं तेषां स्वामिनं प्रत्यर्थवत्त्वात्
karmārtha phalaṃ teṣāṃ svāminaṃ pratyarthavattvāt
The line
A compound: action, and a thing, a meaning, the fruit, of of them, an owner, because of a compound: toward, against, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that.
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: karma-artha (कर्म-अर्थ) + phalaṃ (फलं) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + svāminaṃ (स्वामिनं) + prati-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karma-artha (कर्म-अर्थ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| svāminaṃ (स्वामिनं) | accusative singular, masculine | an owner |
| prati-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
karma-artha (कर्म-अर्थ) is a compound: action, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural.
svāminaṃ (स्वामिनं) is an owner. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. prati-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: toward, against, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-artha-vat-tvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma-artha (कर्म-अर्थ) and phalaṃ (फलं).