5.1.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.1
श्रुतिलक्षणमानुपूर्व्यं तत्प्रमाणत्वात्
śrutilakṣaṇam ānupūrvyaṃ tatpramāṇatvāt
The line
A compound: scripture, and a mark, ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य), because of a compound: that, a means, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Order. Sequence is fixed by the order of the words, and by other rules when the words do not decide. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: śruti-lakṣaṇam (श्रुति-लक्षणम्) + ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) + tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śruti-lakṣaṇam (श्रुति-लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: scripture, and a mark. Read it from the end |
| ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य) |
| tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śruti-lakṣaṇam (श्रुति-लक्षणम्) is a compound: scripture, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) is ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is a compound: that, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-pramāṇa-tvāt (तत्-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śruti-lakṣaṇam (श्रुति-लक्षणम्) and ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं).