4.1.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.39
स्यात् तस्य मुख्यत्वात्
syāt tasya mukhyatvāt
The line
It would be, let it be granted, of of that, his, because of a compound: primary, and the state of being that.
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: syāt (स्यात्) + tasya (तस्य) + mukhya-tvāt (मुख्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| mukhya-tvāt (मुख्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: primary, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular.
mukhya-tvāt (मुख्य-त्वात्) is a compound: primary, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mukhya-tvāt (मुख्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syāt (स्यात्) and tasya (तस्य).