4.3.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.1
द्रव्यसंस्कारकर्मसु परार्थत्वात् फलश्रुतिरर्थवादः स्यात्
dravyasaṃskārakarmasu parārthatvāt phalaśrutir arthavādaḥ syāt
The line
A compound: a substance, a compounded thing, and karmasu (कर्मसु), because of because it is for another's sake, a compound: a fruit, and heard, praise, words that are not the command, 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: dravya-saṃskāra-karmasu (द्रव्य-संस्कार-कर्मसु) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) + phala-śrutiḥ (फल-श्रुतिः) + arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-saṃskāra-karmasu (द्रव्य-संस्कार-कर्मसु) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a substance, a compounded thing, and karmasu (कर्मसु). Read it from the end |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
| phala-śrutiḥ (फल-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a fruit, and heard. Read it from the end |
| arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | praise, words that are not the command |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
dravya-saṃskāra-karmasu (द्रव्य-संस्कार-कर्मसु) is a compound: a substance, a compounded thing, and karmasu (कर्मसु). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular. phala-śrutiḥ (फल-श्रुतिः) is a compound: a fruit, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it phalaśrutir (फलश्रुतिर्).
arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) is praise, words that are not the command. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-saṃskāra-karmasu (द्रव्य-संस्कार-कर्मसु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalaśrutir (फलश्रुतिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-saṃskāra-karmasu (द्रव्य-संस्कार-कर्मसु) and parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्).
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4.3.2. Of arising, the origin and, because of because that is its main thing.