4.1.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.4
अविशेषात् तु शास्त्रस्य यथाश्रुति फलानि स्युः
aviśeṣāt tu śāstrasya yathāśruti phalāni syuḥ
The line
Because of because there is no difference but, of a teaching, a treatise, in a compound: as, and heard, a fruit, they would be.
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: aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) + tu (तु) + śāstrasya (शास्त्रस्य) + yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) + phalāni (फलानि) + syuḥ (स्युः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| śāstrasya (शास्त्रस्य) | genitive singular | a teaching, a treatise |
| yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end |
| phalāni (फलानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a fruit |
| syuḥ (स्युः) | optative, third person plural | they would be |
The phrases
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. śāstrasya (शास्त्रस्य) is a teaching, a treatise. It stands as genitive singular.
yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) is a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. phalāni (फलानि) is a fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. syuḥ (स्युः) is they would be. It stands as optative, third person plural.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) and śāstrasya (शास्त्रस्य).