4.4.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.27
पश्वङ्गं वार्थकर्मत्वात्
paśvaṅgaṃ vārthakarmatvāt
The line
A compound: an animal offering, and a limb, a subsidiary part, because of a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, action, 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 line is short. niṣkrayaś (निष्क्रयश्) from 4.4.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: paśu-aṅgaṃ (पशु-अङ्गं) + vā-artha-karma-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-कर्म-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśu-aṅgaṃ (पशु-अङ्गं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: an animal offering, and a limb, a subsidiary part. Read it from the end |
| vā-artha-karma-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-कर्म-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
paśu-aṅgaṃ (पशु-अङ्गं) is a compound: an animal offering, and a limb, a subsidiary part. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vā-artha-karma-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-कर्म-त्वात्) is a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-artha-karma-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-कर्म-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśu-aṅgaṃ (पशु-अङ्गं) and vā-artha-karma-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-कर्म-त्वात्).