4.2.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.19
उत्पत्तौ येन संयुक्तं तदर्थं तच्छ्रुतिहेतुत्वात् तस्यार्थान्तरगमने शेषत्वात् प्रतिपत्तिः स्यात्
utpattau yena saṃyuktaṃ tadarthaṃ tacchrutihetutvāt tasyārthāntaragamane śeṣatvāt pratipattiḥ syāt
The line
Arising, the origin, by means of by which, saṃyukta (संयुक्त), that, the thing, for the sake of, a compound: tacchruti (तच्छ्रुति), a reason, and tvāta (त्वात), in a compound: tasyā (तस्या), rthā (र्था), ntara (न्तर), and going, because of a compound: the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that, an understanding, it would be, let it be granted.
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: utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) + yena (येन) + saṃyuktaṃ (संयुक्तं) + tad (तद्) + arthaṃ (अर्थं) + tacchruti-hetu-tvāta (तच्छ्रुति-हेतु-त्वात) + tasyā-rthā-ntara-gamane (तस्या-र्था-न्तर-गमने) + śeṣa-tvāt (शेष-त्वात्) + pratipattiḥ (प्रतिपत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | arising, the origin |
| yena (येन) | instrumental singular | by which |
| saṃyuktaṃ (संयुक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | saṃyukta (संयुक्त) |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| arthaṃ (अर्थं) | accusative singular | the thing, for the sake of |
| tacchruti-hetu-tvāta (तच्छ्रुति-हेतु-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: tacchruti (तच्छ्रुति), a reason, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
| tasyā-rthā-ntara-gamane (तस्या-र्था-न्तर-गमने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: tasyā (तस्या), rthā (र्था), ntara (न्तर), and going. Read it from the end |
| śeṣa-tvāt (शेष-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| pratipattiḥ (प्रतिपत्तिः) | nominative singular | an understanding |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) is arising, the origin. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. yena (येन) is by which. It stands as instrumental singular. saṃyuktaṃ (संयुक्तं) is saṃyukta (संयुक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthaṃ (अर्थं) is the thing, for the sake of. It stands as accusative singular. The line joins them as tadarthaṃ (तदर्थं).
tacchruti-hetu-tvāta (तच्छ्रुति-हेतु-त्वात) is a compound: tacchruti (तच्छ्रुति), a reason, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tasyā-rthā-ntara-gamane (तस्या-र्था-न्तर-गमने) is a compound: tasyā (तस्या), rthā (र्था), ntara (न्तर), and going. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. śeṣa-tvāt (शेष-त्वात्) is a compound: the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pratipattiḥ (प्रतिपत्तिः) is an understanding. It stands as nominative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tasyā-rthā-ntara-gamane (तस्या-र्था-न्तर-गमने) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tadarthaṃ (तदर्थं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) and yena (येन).