4.3.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.36
अनुत्पत्तौ तु कालः स्यात् प्रयोजनेन सम्बन्धात्
anutpattau tu kālaḥ syāt prayojanena sambandhāt
The line
Non-arising but, time, it would be, let it be granted, by means of a purpose, because of a connection.
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: anutpattau (अनुत्पत्तौ) + tu (तु) + kālaḥ (कालः) + syāt (स्यात्) + prayojanena (प्रयोजनेन) + sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anutpattau (अनुत्पत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | non-arising |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| kālaḥ (कालः) | nominative singular, masculine | time |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| prayojanena (प्रयोजनेन) | instrumental singular | a purpose |
| sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a connection |
The phrases
anutpattau (अनुत्पत्तौ) is non-arising. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. kālaḥ (कालः) is time. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. prayojanena (प्रयोजनेन) is a purpose. It stands as instrumental singular. sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) is a connection. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayojanena (प्रयोजनेन) is instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anutpattau (अनुत्पत्तौ) and kālaḥ (कालः).