4.1.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.26
अर्थाभिधानकर्म च भविष्यता संयोगस्य तन्निमित्तत्वात् तदर्थो हि विधीयते
arthābhidhānakarma ca bhaviṣyatā saṃyogasya tannimittatvāt tadartho hi vidhīyate
The line
A compound: a thing, a meaning, a naming, and action and, bhaviṣyata (भविष्यत), of conjunction, because of a compound: that, the efficient ground, and the state of being that, that, the thing, the meaning. Is enjoined.
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: artha-abhidhāna-karma (अर्थ-अभिधान-कर्म) + ca (च) + bhaviṣyatā (भविष्यता) + saṃyogasya (संयोगस्य) + tat-nimitta-tvāt (तत्-निमित्त-त्वात्) + tad (तद्) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) + hi (हि) + vidhīyate (विधीयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-abhidhāna-karma (अर्थ-अभिधान-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thing, a meaning, a naming, and action. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| bhaviṣyatā (भविष्यता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | bhaviṣyata (भविष्यत) |
| saṃyogasya (संयोगस्य) | genitive singular | conjunction |
| tat-nimitta-tvāt (तत्-निमित्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| vidhīyate (विधीयते) | present, third person singular | is enjoined |
The phrases
artha-abhidhāna-karma (अर्थ-अभिधान-कर्म) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, a naming, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. bhaviṣyatā (भविष्यता) is bhaviṣyata (भविष्यत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. saṃyogasya (संयोगस्य) is conjunction. It stands as genitive singular. tat-nimitta-tvāt (तत्-निमित्त-त्वात्) is a compound: that, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as tadartho. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. vidhīyate (विधीयते) is is enjoined. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-abhidhāna-karma (अर्थ-अभिधान-कर्म) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tadartho.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-abhidhāna-karma (अर्थ-अभिधान-कर्म) and bhaviṣyatā (भविष्यता).