5.1.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.16
मन्त्रतस् तु विरोधे स्यात् प्रयोगरूपसामर्थ्यात् तस्मादुत्पत्तिदेशः सः
mantratas tu virodhe syāt prayogarūpasāmarthyāt tasmād utpattideśaḥ saḥ
The line
A compound: a mantra, and tasa (तस) but, in a clash, it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: a performance, a form, and capacity, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: arising, the origin, and a place, he, 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: mantra-tasa (मन्त्र-तस) + tu (तु) + virodhe (विरोधे) + syāt (स्यात्) + prayoga-rūpa-sāmarthyāt (प्रयोग-रूप-सामर्थ्यात्) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + utpatti-deśaḥ (उत्पत्ति-देशः) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mantra-tasa (मन्त्र-तस) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a mantra, and tasa (तस). Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| virodhe (विरोधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a clash |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| prayoga-rūpa-sāmarthyāt (प्रयोग-रूप-सामर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a performance, a form, and capacity. Read it from the end |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| utpatti-deśaḥ (उत्पत्ति-देशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: arising, the origin, and a place. Read it from the end |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
mantra-tasa (मन्त्र-तस) is a compound: a mantra, and tasa (तस). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. virodhe (विरोधे) is a clash. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
prayoga-rūpa-sāmarthyāt (प्रयोग-रूप-सामर्थ्यात्) is a compound: a performance, a form, and capacity. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. utpatti-deśaḥ (उत्पत्ति-देशः) is a compound: arising, the origin, and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
prayoga-rūpa-sāmarthyāt (प्रयोग-रूप-सामर्थ्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mantra-tasa (मन्त्र-तस) and virodhe (विरोधे).