4.3.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.18
फलमात्रेयो निर्देशादश्रुतौ ह्यनुमानं स्यात्
phalamātreyo nirdeśād aśrutau hy anumānaṃ syāt
The line
A compound: a fruit, and mātreya (मात्रेय), because of a statement of what the rule is, aśruta (अश्रुत). Inference, 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: phala-mātreyaḥ (फल-मात्रेयः) + nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) + aśrutau (अश्रुतौ) + hy (ह्य्) + anumānaṃ (अनुमानं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-mātreyaḥ (फल-मात्रेयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a fruit, and mātreya (मात्रेय). Read it from the end |
| nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a statement of what the rule is |
| aśrutau (अश्रुतौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | aśruta (अश्रुत) |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| anumānaṃ (अनुमानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | inference |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
phala-mātreyaḥ (फल-मात्रेयः) is a compound: a fruit, and mātreya (मात्रेय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it phalamātreyo (फलमात्रेयो). nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्). aśrutau (अश्रुतौ) is aśruta (अश्रुत). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. anumānaṃ (अनुमानं) is inference. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-mātreyaḥ (फल-मात्रेयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalamātreyo (फलमात्रेयो). The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-mātreyaḥ (फल-मात्रेयः) and nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्).
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4.3.19. In a limb, a subsidiary part, stuta (स्तुत), because of because it is for another's sake.