4.4.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.3
मध्यस्थं यस्य तन्मध्ये
madhyasthaṃ yasya tanmadhye
The line
A compound: the middle, and standing, of of whom, whose, in tanmadhya (तन्मध्य).
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: madhya-sthaṃ (मध्य-स्थं) + yasya (यस्य) + tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| madhya-sthaṃ (मध्य-स्थं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: the middle, and standing. Read it from the end |
| yasya (यस्य) | genitive singular | of whom, whose |
| tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tanmadhya (तन्मध्य) |
The phrases
madhya-sthaṃ (मध्य-स्थं) is a compound: the middle, and standing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yasya (यस्य) is of whom, whose. It stands as genitive singular.
tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) is tanmadhya (तन्मध्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
madhya-sthaṃ (मध्य-स्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss madhya-sthaṃ (मध्य-स्थं) and yasya (यस्य).