4.1.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.8
स्वेन त्वर्थे न सम्बन्धो द्रव्याणां पृथगर्थत्वात् तस्माद् यथाश्रुति स्युः
svena tvarthe na sambandho dravyāṇāṃ pṛthagarthatvāt tasmād yathāśruti syuḥ
The line
By means of one's own, in a compound: but, and a thing, a meaning, not a connection, of a substance, because of pṛthagarthatva (पृथगर्थत्व), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, in a compound: as, and heard, 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: svena (स्वेन) + tu-arthe (तु-अर्थे) + na (न) + sambandhaḥ (सम्बन्धः) + dravyāṇāṃ (द्रव्याणां) + pṛthagarthatvāt (पृथगर्थत्वात्) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) + syuḥ (स्युः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svena (स्वेन) | instrumental singular | one's own |
| tu-arthe (तु-अर्थे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: but, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sambandhaḥ (सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a connection |
| dravyāṇāṃ (द्रव्याणां) | genitive plural | a substance |
| pṛthagarthatvāt (पृथगर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | pṛthagarthatva (पृथगर्थत्व) |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end |
| syuḥ (स्युः) | optative, third person plural | they would be |
The phrases
svena (स्वेन) is one's own. It stands as instrumental singular. tu-arthe (तु-अर्थे) is a compound: but, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. sambandhaḥ (सम्बन्धः) is a connection. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sambandho. dravyāṇāṃ (द्रव्याणां) is a substance. It stands as genitive plural.
pṛthagarthatvāt (पृथगर्थत्वात्) is pṛthagarthatva (पृथगर्थत्व). It stands as ablative singular. tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) is a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. syuḥ (स्युः) is they would be. It stands as optative, third person plural.
Sanskrit in this line
pṛthagarthatvāt (पृथगर्थत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it sambandho.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svena (स्वेन) and tu-arthe (तु-अर्थे).