4.3.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.17
क्रतौ फलार्थवादमङ्गवत् कार्ष्णाजिनिः
kratau phalārthavādamaṅgavat kārṣṇājiniḥ
The line
A rite, a compound: a fruit, praise, words that are not the command, and maṅgavata (मङ्गवत), kārṣṇājina (कार्ष्णाजिन).
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: kratau (क्रतौ) + phala-arthavāda-maṅgavata (फल-अर्थवाद-मङ्गवत) + kārṣṇājiniḥ (कार्ष्णाजिनिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kratau (क्रतौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | a rite |
| phala-arthavāda-maṅgavata (फल-अर्थवाद-मङ्गवत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a fruit, praise, words that are not the command, and maṅgavata (मङ्गवत). Read it from the end |
| kārṣṇājiniḥ (कार्ष्णाजिनिः) | nominative singular | kārṣṇājina (कार्ष्णाजिन) |
The phrases
kratau (क्रतौ) is a rite. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. phala-arthavāda-maṅgavata (फल-अर्थवाद-मङ्गवत) is a compound: a fruit, praise, words that are not the command, and maṅgavata (मङ्गवत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
kārṣṇājiniḥ (कार्ष्णाजिनिः) is kārṣṇājina (कार्ष्णाजिन). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-arthavāda-maṅgavata (फल-अर्थवाद-मङ्गवत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kratau (क्रतौ) and phala-arthavāda-maṅgavata (फल-अर्थवाद-मङ्गवत).