4.3.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.8
द्रव्याणान्तु क्रियार्थानां संस्कारः क्रतुधर्मस्यात्
dravyāṇāntu kriyārthānāṃ saṃskāraḥ kratudharmasyāt
The line
dravyāṇāntu (द्रव्याणान्तु), of a compound: an act, and a thing, a meaning, a compounded thing, because of a compound: a rite, and dharmasya (धर्मस्य).
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: dravyāṇāntu (द्रव्याणान्तु) + kriyā-arthānāṃ (क्रिया-अर्थानां) + saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) + kratu-dharmasyāt (क्रतु-धर्मस्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravyāṇāntu (द्रव्याणान्तु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| kriyā-arthānāṃ (क्रिया-अर्थानां) | genitive plural | a compound: an act, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compounded thing |
| kratu-dharmasyāt (क्रतु-धर्मस्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a rite, and dharmasya (धर्मस्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dravyāṇāntu (द्रव्याणान्तु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. kriyā-arthānāṃ (क्रिया-अर्थानां) is a compound: an act, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) is a compounded thing. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kratu-dharmasyāt (क्रतु-धर्मस्यात्) is a compound: a rite, and dharmasya (धर्मस्य). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kratu-dharmasyāt (क्रतु-धर्मस्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravyāṇāntu (द्रव्याणान्तु) and kriyā-arthānāṃ (क्रिया-अर्थानां).