4.2.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.22
प्रतिपत्तिर् वा तन्न्यायत्वाद् देशार्थावभृथश्रुतिः
pratipattir vā tannyāyatvād deśārthāvabhṛthaśrutiḥ
The line
An understanding or, because of a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that, a compound: deśā (देशा), rthā (र्था), vabhṛtha (वभृथ), and heard.
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: pratipattiḥ (प्रतिपत्तिः) + vā (वा) + tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) + deśā-rthā-vabhṛtha-śrutiḥ (देशा-र्था-वभृथ-श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratipattiḥ (प्रतिपत्तिः) | nominative singular | an understanding |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| deśā-rthā-vabhṛtha-śrutiḥ (देशा-र्था-वभृथ-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: deśā (देशा), rthā (र्था), vabhṛtha (वभृथ), and heard. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pratipattiḥ (प्रतिपत्तिः) is an understanding. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it pratipattir. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) is a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tannyāyatvād (तन्न्यायत्वाद्). deśā-rthā-vabhṛtha-śrutiḥ (देशा-र्था-वभृथ-श्रुतिः) is a compound: deśā (देशा), rthā (र्था), vabhṛtha (वभृथ), and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
deśā-rthā-vabhṛtha-śrutiḥ (देशा-र्था-वभृथ-श्रुतिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratipattir. The line writes it tannyāyatvād (तन्न्यायत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratipattiḥ (प्रतिपत्तिः) and tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्).