4.4.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.33
नानुक्तेऽन्यार्थदर्शनं परार्थत्वात्
nānukte 'nyārthadarśanaṃ parārthatvāt
The line
Not in what has not been said, a compound: other, a thing, a meaning, and seeing, because of because it is for another's sake.
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: na (न) + anukte (अनुक्ते) + anya-artha-darśanaṃ (अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनं) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anukte (अनुक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | what has not been said |
| anya-artha-darśanaṃ (अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: other, a thing, a meaning, and seeing. Read it from the end |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anukte (अनुक्ते) is what has not been said. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
anya-artha-darśanaṃ (अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनं) is a compound: other, a thing, a meaning, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anya-artha-darśanaṃ (अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anukte (अनुक्ते) and anya-artha-darśanaṃ (अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनं).