4.3.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.4
नैमित्तिके विकारत्वात् क्रतुप्रधानमन्यत् स्यात्
naimittike vikāratvāt kratupradhānam anyat syāt
The line
In arising from a special cause, because of a compound: a transformation, and the state of being that, a compound: a rite, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), another, 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: naimittike (नैमित्तिके) + vikāra-tvāt (विकार-त्वात्) + kratu-pradhānam (क्रतु-प्रधानम्) + anyat (अन्यत्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| naimittike (नैमित्तिके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | arising from a special cause |
| vikāra-tvāt (विकार-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a transformation, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| kratu-pradhānam (क्रतु-प्रधानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a rite, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). Read it from the end |
| anyat (अन्यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | another |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
naimittike (नैमित्तिके) is arising from a special cause. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vikāra-tvāt (विकार-त्वात्) is a compound: a transformation, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. kratu-pradhānam (क्रतु-प्रधानम्) is a compound: a rite, and the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
anyat (अन्यत्) is another. 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
kratu-pradhānam (क्रतु-प्रधानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss naimittike (नैमित्तिके) and vikāra-tvāt (विकार-त्वात्).
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