4.2.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.7
शाखायां तत्प्रधानत्वात्
śākhāyāṃ tatpradhānatvāt
The line
Of śākhāya (शाखाय), because of because that is its main thing.
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. ādāne (आदाने) from 4.2.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śākhāyāṃ (शाखायां) + tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śākhāyāṃ (शाखायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | śākhāya (शाखाय) |
| tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्) | ablative singular | because that is its main thing |
The phrases
śākhāyāṃ (शाखायां) is śākhāya (शाखाय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्) is because that is its main thing. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śākhāyāṃ (शाखायां) and tatpradhānatvāt (तत्प्रधानत्वात्).