4.3.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.3
फलं तु तत्प्रधानायाम्
phalaṃ tu tatpradhānāyām
The line
The fruit but, of tatpradhānāya (तत्प्रधानाय).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The line is short. utpatteḥ (उत्पत्तेः) from 4.3.2 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: phalaṃ (फलं) + tu (तु) + tatpradhānāyām (तत्प्रधानायाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tatpradhānāyām (तत्प्रधानायाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | tatpradhānāya (तत्प्रधानाय) |
The phrases
phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
tatpradhānāyām (तत्प्रधानायाम्) is tatpradhānāya (तत्प्रधानाय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
tatpradhānāyām (तत्प्रधानायाम्) is genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phalaṃ (फलं) and tatpradhānāyām (तत्प्रधानायाम्).