3.8.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.8.6
गुणत्त्वे तस्य निर्देशः
guṇattve tasya nirdeśaḥ
The line
In a compound: a quality, and ttva (त्त्व), of of that, his, a statement of what the rule is.
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: guṇa-ttve (गुण-त्त्वे) + tasya (तस्य) + nirdeśaḥ (निर्देशः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-ttve (गुण-त्त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a quality, and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| nirdeśaḥ (निर्देशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a statement of what the rule is |
The phrases
guṇa-ttve (गुण-त्त्वे) is a compound: a quality, and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular.
nirdeśaḥ (निर्देशः) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-ttve (गुण-त्त्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-ttve (गुण-त्त्वे) and tasya (तस्य).
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