4.1.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.5
अपि वा कारणाग्रहणे तदर्थमर्थस्यानभिसम्बन्धात्
api vā kāraṇāgrahaṇe tadartham arthasyānabhisambandhāt
The line
Even or, in a compound: kāraṇā (कारणा), and a grasping, that, the thing, for the sake of, because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, syānabhi (स्यानभि), and a connection.
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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + kāraṇā-grahaṇe (कारणा-ग्रहणे) + tad (तद्) + artham (अर्थम्) + artha-syānabhi-sambandhāt (अर्थ-स्यानभि-सम्बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| kāraṇā-grahaṇe (कारणा-ग्रहणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: kāraṇā (कारणा), and a grasping. Read it from the end |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| artham (अर्थम्) | accusative singular | the thing, for the sake of |
| artha-syānabhi-sambandhāt (अर्थ-स्यानभि-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, syānabhi (स्यानभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. kāraṇā-grahaṇe (कारणा-ग्रहणे) is a compound: kāraṇā (कारणा), and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. artham (अर्थम्) is the thing, for the sake of. It stands as accusative singular. The line joins them as tadartham. artha-syānabhi-sambandhāt (अर्थ-स्यानभि-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, syānabhi (स्यानभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-syānabhi-sambandhāt (अर्थ-स्यानभि-सम्बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tadartham.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāraṇā-grahaṇe (कारणा-ग्रहणे) and artham (अर्थम्).
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