4.1.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.25
पदकर्माप्रयोजकं नयनस्य परार्थत्वात्
padakarmāprayojakaṃ nayanasya parārthatvāt
The line
A compound: a word, karmā (कर्मा), prayo (प्रयो), and jaka (जक), of a compound: a standpoint, and not, because of because it is for another's sake.
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: pada-karmā-prayo-jakaṃ (पद-कर्मा-प्रयो-जकं) + naya-nasya (नय-नस्य) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pada-karmā-prayo-jakaṃ (पद-कर्मा-प्रयो-जकं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a word, karmā (कर्मा), prayo (प्रयो), and jaka (जक). Read it from the end |
| naya-nasya (नय-नस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: a standpoint, and not. Read it from the end |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
The phrases
pada-karmā-prayo-jakaṃ (पद-कर्मा-प्रयो-जकं) is a compound: a word, karmā (कर्मा), prayo (प्रयो), and jaka (जक). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. naya-nasya (नय-नस्य) is a compound: a standpoint, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pada-karmā-prayo-jakaṃ (पद-कर्मा-प्रयो-जकं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pada-karmā-prayo-jakaṃ (पद-कर्मा-प्रयो-जकं) and naya-nasya (नय-नस्य).