4.1.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.14
नाशब्दं तत्प्रमाणत्वात् पूर्ववत्
nāśabdaṃ tatpramāṇatvāt pūrvavat
The line
Not aśabda (अशब्द), because of a compound: that, a means, and the state of being that, as before, like the earlier.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + aśabdaṃ (अशब्दं) + tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्) + pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aśabdaṃ (अशब्दं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśabda (अशब्द) |
| tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) | indeclinable | as before, like the earlier |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. aśabdaṃ (अशब्दं) is aśabda (अशब्द). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is a compound: that, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) is as before, like the earlier. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśabdaṃ (अशब्दं) and tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्).