4.1.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.2
यस्मिन् प्रीतिः पुरुषस्य तस्य लिप्सार्थलक्षणाविभक्तत्वात्
yasmin prītiḥ puruṣasya tasya lipsārthalakṣaṇāvibhaktatvāt
The line
In in which, prīta (प्रीत), of the person, of of that, his, because of lipsārthalakṣaṇāvibhaktatva (लिप्सार्थलक्षणाविभक्तत्व).
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: yasmin (यस्मिन्) + prītiḥ (प्रीतिः) + puruṣasya (पुरुषस्य) + tasya (तस्य) + lipsārthalakṣaṇāvibhaktatvāt (लिप्सार्थलक्षणाविभक्तत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yasmin (यस्मिन्) | locative singular | in which |
| prītiḥ (प्रीतिः) | nominative singular | prīta (प्रीत) |
| puruṣasya (पुरुषस्य) | genitive singular | the person |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| lipsārthalakṣaṇāvibhaktatvāt (लिप्सार्थलक्षणाविभक्तत्वात्) | ablative singular | lipsārthalakṣaṇāvibhaktatva (लिप्सार्थलक्षणाविभक्तत्व) |
The phrases
yasmin (यस्मिन्) is in which. It stands as locative singular. prītiḥ (प्रीतिः) is prīta (प्रीत). It stands as nominative singular. puruṣasya (पुरुषस्य) is the person. It stands as genitive singular.
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. lipsārthalakṣaṇāvibhaktatvāt (लिप्सार्थलक्षणाविभक्तत्वात्) is lipsārthalakṣaṇāvibhaktatva (लिप्सार्थलक्षणाविभक्तत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
lipsārthalakṣaṇāvibhaktatvāt (लिप्सार्थलक्षणाविभक्तत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yasmin (यस्मिन्) and prītiḥ (प्रीतिः).