5.1.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.4
क्रमेण वा नियम्येत क्रत्वेकत्वे तद्गुणत्वात्
krameṇa vā niyamyeta kratvekatve tadguṇatvāt
The line
By means of order or, would be restricted, in a compound: a rite, one, and the state of being that, because of a compound: a quality of that, 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: krameṇa (क्रमेण) + vā (वा) + niyamyeta (नियम्येत) + kratu-eka-tve (क्रतु-एक-त्वे) + tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| krameṇa (क्रमेण) | instrumental singular | order |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| niyamyeta (नियम्येत) | optative, third person singular | would be restricted |
| kratu-eka-tve (क्रतु-एक-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a rite, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
krameṇa (क्रमेण) is order. It stands as instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. niyamyeta (नियम्येत) is would be restricted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
kratu-eka-tve (क्रतु-एक-त्वे) is a compound: a rite, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kratu-eka-tve (क्रतु-एक-त्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss krameṇa (क्रमेण) and niyamyeta (नियम्येत).