4.3.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.40
प्रधानेनाभिसंयोगादङ्गानां मुख्यकालत्वम्
pradhānenābhisaṃyogād aṅgānāṃ mukhyakālatvam
The line
Because of a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nenābhi (नेनाभि), and conjunction, of a limb, a subsidiary part, a compound: primary, time, and the state of being that.
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: pradhā-nenābhi-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-संयोगात्) + aṅgānāṃ (अङ्गानां) + mukhya-kāla-tvam (मुख्य-काल-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pradhā-nenābhi-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nenābhi (नेनाभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| aṅgānāṃ (अङ्गानां) | genitive plural | a limb, a subsidiary part |
| mukhya-kāla-tvam (मुख्य-काल-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: primary, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pradhā-nenābhi-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-संयोगात्) is a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nenābhi (नेनाभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pradhānenābhisaṃyogād (प्रधानेनाभिसंयोगाद्). aṅgānāṃ (अङ्गानां) is a limb, a subsidiary part. It stands as genitive plural.
mukhya-kāla-tvam (मुख्य-काल-त्वम्) is a compound: primary, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhā-nenābhi-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pradhānenābhisaṃyogād (प्रधानेनाभिसंयोगाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pradhā-nenābhi-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-संयोगात्) and aṅgānāṃ (अङ्गानां).