4.4.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.40
गुणानां तूत्पत्तिवाक्येन सम्बन्धात् कारणश्रुतिस् तस्मात् सोमः प्रधानं स्यात्
guṇānāṃ tūtpattivākyena sambandhāt kāraṇaśrutis tasmāt somaḥ pradhānaṃ syāt
The line
Of of the qualities, by means of a compound: tūtpatti (तूत्पत्ति), and a sentence, because of a connection, a compound: a cause, and heard, because of from that, soma, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), it would be, let it be granted.
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: guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) + tūtpatti-vākyena (तूत्पत्ति-वाक्येन) + sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) + kāraṇa-śrutiḥ (कारण-श्रुतिः) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + somaḥ (सोमः) + pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| tūtpatti-vākyena (तूत्पत्ति-वाक्येन) | instrumental singular | a compound: tūtpatti (तूत्पत्ति), and a sentence. Read it from the end |
| sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a connection |
| kāraṇa-śrutiḥ (कारण-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a cause, and heard. Read it from the end |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| somaḥ (सोमः) | nominative singular, masculine | soma |
| pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. tūtpatti-vākyena (तूत्पत्ति-वाक्येन) is a compound: tūtpatti (तूत्पत्ति), and a sentence. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) is a connection. It stands as ablative singular. 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 kāraṇaśrutis (कारणश्रुति).
tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. somaḥ (सोमः) is soma. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tūtpatti-vākyena (तूत्पत्ति-वाक्येन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kāraṇaśrutis (कारणश्रुति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) and tūtpatti-vākyena (तूत्पत्ति-वाक्येन).