4.2.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.20
सौमिके च कृतार्थत्वात्
saumike ca kṛtārthatvāt
The line
In saumika (सौमिक) and, because of a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that.
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. utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) from 4.2.19 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: saumike (सौमिके) + ca (च) + kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saumike (सौमिके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saumika (सौमिक) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saumike (सौमिके) is saumika (सौमिक). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: made, done, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saumike (सौमिके) and kṛta-artha-tvāt (कृत-अर्थ-त्वात्).