4.4.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.36
तुल्या च कारणश्रुतिरन्यैरङ्गाङ्गिसम्बन्धः
tulyā ca kāraṇaśrutir anyair aṅgāṅgisambandhaḥ
The line
Like, equal and, a compound: a cause, and heard, by means of other, a compound: aṅgāṅgi (अङ्गाङ्गि), and a connection.
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: tulyā (तुल्या) + ca (च) + kāraṇa-śrutiḥ (कारण-श्रुतिः) + anyaiḥ (अन्यैः) + aṅgāṅgi-sambandhaḥ (अङ्गाङ्गि-सम्बन्धः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tulyā (तुल्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | like, equal |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kāraṇa-śrutiḥ (कारण-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a cause, and heard. Read it from the end |
| anyaiḥ (अन्यैः) | instrumental plural | other |
| aṅgāṅgi-sambandhaḥ (अङ्गाङ्गि-सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: aṅgāṅgi (अङ्गाङ्गि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tulyā (तुल्या) is like, equal. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kāraṇa-śrutiḥ (कारण-श्रुतिः) is a compound: a cause, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it kāraṇaśrutir (कारणश्रुतिर्).
anyaiḥ (अन्यैः) is other. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it anyair. aṅgāṅgi-sambandhaḥ (अङ्गाङ्गि-सम्बन्धः) is a compound: aṅgāṅgi (अङ्गाङ्गि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
aṅgāṅgi-sambandhaḥ (अङ्गाङ्गि-सम्बन्धः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kāraṇaśrutir (कारणश्रुतिर्). The line writes it anyair.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tulyā (तुल्या) and kāraṇa-śrutiḥ (कारण-श्रुतिः).