4.3.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.11
अपि वाम्नानसामथर्थ्याच् चोदनार्थेन गम्येतार्थानां ह्यर्थत्वेन वचनानि प्रतीयन्तेऽर्थतोप्यसमर्थानामानन्तर्येऽप्यसम्बन्धस् तस्माच् छ्रुत्येकदेशः सः
api vāmnānasāmatharthyāc codanārthena gamyetārthānāṃ hy arthatvena vacanāni pratīyante 'rthatopy asamarthānām ānantarye 'py asambandhas tasmāc chrutyekadeśaḥ saḥ
The line
Even, because of vāmnānasāmatharthya (वाम्नानसामथर्थ्य), by means of a compound: a command, and a thing, a meaning, of gamyetārtha (गम्येतार्थ). By means of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, a statement, in pratīyanta (प्रतीयन्त), a compound: a thing, a meaning, and topya (तोप्य), a compound: asama (असम), rthā (र्था), and by name, indeed, in ānantarya (आनन्तर्य), also, even. api before a vowel, not a connection, because of from that, a compound: chru (छ्रु), tyeka (त्येक), and a place, he, that.
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: api (अपि) + vāmnānasāmatharthyāc (वाम्नानसामथर्थ्याच्) + codanā-arthena (चोदना-अर्थेन) + gamyetārthānāṃ (गम्येतार्थानां) + hy (ह्य्) + artha-tvena (अर्थ-त्वेन) + vacanāni (वचनानि) + pratīyante (प्रतीयन्ते) + artha-topya (अर्थ-तोप्य) + asama-rthā-nāma (असम-र्था-नाम) + ānantarye (आनन्तर्ये) + apy (अप्य्) + a-sambandhaḥ (अ-सम्बन्धः) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + chru-tyeka-deśaḥ (छ्रु-त्येक-देशः) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vāmnānasāmatharthyāc (वाम्नानसामथर्थ्याच्) | ablative singular | vāmnānasāmatharthya (वाम्नानसामथर्थ्य) |
| codanā-arthena (चोदना-अर्थेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a command, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| gamyetārthānāṃ (गम्येतार्थानां) | genitive plural | gamyetārtha (गम्येतार्थ) |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| artha-tvena (अर्थ-त्वेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vacanāni (वचनानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a statement |
| pratīyante (प्रतीयन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | pratīyanta (प्रतीयन्त) |
| artha-topya (अर्थ-तोप्य) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and topya (तोप्य). Read it from the end |
| asama-rthā-nāma (असम-र्था-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: asama (असम), rthā (र्था), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| ānantarye (आनन्तर्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ānantarya (आनन्तर्य) |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| a-sambandhaḥ (अ-सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | not a connection |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| chru-tyeka-deśaḥ (छ्रु-त्येक-देशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: chru (छ्रु), tyeka (त्येक), and a place. Read it from the end |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vāmnānasāmatharthyāc (वाम्नानसामथर्थ्याच्) is vāmnānasāmatharthya (वाम्नानसामथर्थ्य). It stands as ablative singular. codanā-arthena (चोदना-अर्थेन) is a compound: a command, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. gamyetārthānāṃ (गम्येतार्थानां) is gamyetārtha (गम्येतार्थ). It stands as genitive plural. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. artha-tvena (अर्थ-त्वेन) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. vacanāni (वचनानि) is a statement. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. pratīyante (प्रतीयन्ते) is pratīyanta (प्रतीयन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
artha-topya (अर्थ-तोप्य) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and topya (तोप्य). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. asama-rthā-nāma (असम-र्था-नाम) is a compound: asama (असम), rthā (र्था), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ānantarye (आनन्तर्ये) is ānantarya (आनन्तर्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. a-sambandhaḥ (अ-सम्बन्धः) is not a connection. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sambandhas. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tasmāc (तस्माच्). chru-tyeka-deśaḥ (छ्रु-त्येक-देशः) is a compound: chru (छ्रु), tyeka (त्येक), and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it sambandhas. The line writes it tasmāc (तस्माच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vāmnānasāmatharthyāc (वाम्नानसामथर्थ्याच्) and codanā-arthena (चोदना-अर्थेन).