4.2.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.24
नियमार्था वा श्रुतिः
niyamārthā vā śrutiḥ
The line
A compound: a restriction, and a thing, a meaning or, scripture.
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. kartṛ-deśa-kālānām (कर्तृ-देश-कालानाम्) from 4.2.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) + vā (वा) + śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a restriction, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | scripture |
The phrases
niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) is a compound: a restriction, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) is scripture. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niyama-arthā (नियम-अर्था) and śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः).