4.1.41
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.41
वचने हि हेत्वसामर्थ्यम्
vacane hi hetvasāmarthyam
The line
In a statement. A compound: hetva (हेत्व), and capacity.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The line is short. samāna-yanaṃ (समान-यनं) from 4.1.40 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vacane (वचने) + hi (हि) + hetva-sāmarthyam (हेत्व-सामर्थ्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacane (वचने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a statement |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| hetva-sāmarthyam (हेत्व-सामर्थ्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: hetva (हेत्व), and capacity. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vacane (वचने) is a statement. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
hetva-sāmarthyam (हेत्व-सामर्थ्यम्) is a compound: hetva (हेत्व), and capacity. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
hetva-sāmarthyam (हेत्व-सामर्थ्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacane (वचने) and hetva-sāmarthyam (हेत्व-सामर्थ्यम्).
Next
4.1.42. tatrotpattir (तत्रोत्पत्तिर्), avibhakta (अविभक्त), it would be, let it be granted.