4.3.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.23
अङ्गेषु स्तुतिः परार्थत्वात्
aṅgeṣu stutiḥ parārthatvāt
The line
In a limb, a subsidiary part, stuta (स्तुत), because of because it is for another's sake.
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: aṅgeṣu (अङ्गेषु) + stutiḥ (स्तुतिः) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṅgeṣu (अङ्गेषु) | locative plural | a limb, a subsidiary part |
| stutiḥ (स्तुतिः) | nominative singular | stuta (स्तुत) |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
The phrases
aṅgeṣu (अङ्गेषु) is a limb, a subsidiary part. It stands as locative plural. stutiḥ (स्तुतिः) is stuta (स्तुत). It stands as nominative singular.
parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṅgeṣu (अङ्गेषु) and stutiḥ (स्तुतिः).
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