4.1.48
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.48
द्वयोस् तु हेतुसामर्थयं श्रवणं च समानयने
dvayos tu hetusāmarthayaṃ śravaṇaṃ ca samānayane
The line
Of two but, a compound: a reason, sāma (साम), and rthaya (र्थय), śravaṇa (श्रवण) and, in a compound: the same, and yana (यन).
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: dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) + tu (तु) + hetu-sāma-rthayaṃ (हेतु-साम-र्थयं) + śravaṇaṃ (श्रवणं) + ca (च) + samāna-yane (समान-यने)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) | genitive or locative dual | two |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| hetu-sāma-rthayaṃ (हेतु-साम-र्थयं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a reason, sāma (साम), and rthaya (र्थय). Read it from the end |
| śravaṇaṃ (श्रवणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śravaṇa (श्रवण) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| samāna-yane (समान-यने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: the same, and yana (यन). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) is two. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it dvayos. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. hetu-sāma-rthayaṃ (हेतु-साम-र्थयं) is a compound: a reason, sāma (साम), and rthaya (र्थय). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
śravaṇaṃ (श्रवणं) is śravaṇa (श्रवण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. samāna-yane (समान-यने) is a compound: the same, and yana (यन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
hetu-sāma-rthayaṃ (हेतु-साम-र्थयं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dvayos.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) and hetu-sāma-rthayaṃ (हेतु-साम-र्थयं).