5.1.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.6
अर्थकृते वानुमानं स्यात् क्रत्वेकत्वे परार्थत्वात् स्वेन त्वर्थेन सम्बन्धस् तस्मात् स्वशब्दमुच्येत
arthakṛte vānumānaṃ syāt kratvekatve parārthatvāt svena tv arthena sambandhas tasmāt svaśabdam ucyeta
The line
In a compound: a thing, a meaning, and made, done, a compound: or, and inference, it would be, let it be granted, in a compound: a rite, one, and the state of being that, because of because it is for another's sake, by means of one's own, the state of being that, in in the thing, in the meaning, not a connection, because of from that, a compound: one's own, and a word, ucyeta (उच्येत).
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: artha-kṛte (अर्थ-कृते) + vā-anumānaṃ (वा-अनुमानं) + syāt (स्यात्) + kratu-eka-tve (क्रतु-एक-त्वे) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) + svena (स्वेन) + tva (त्व) + arthe (अर्थे) + na (न) + sambandhaḥ (सम्बन्धः) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + sva-śabdam (स्व-शब्दम्) + ucyeta (उच्येत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-kṛte (अर्थ-कृते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and made, done. Read it from the end |
| vā-anumānaṃ (वा-अनुमानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: or, and inference. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| 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 |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
| svena (स्वेन) | instrumental singular | one's own |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| arthe (अर्थे) | locative singular | in the thing, in the meaning |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sambandhaḥ (सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a connection |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| sva-śabdam (स्व-शब्दम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: one's own, and a word. Read it from the end |
| ucyeta (उच्येत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
artha-kṛte (अर्थ-कृते) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā-anumānaṃ (वा-अनुमानं) is a compound: or, and inference. Read it from the end. 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. 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. parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular. svena (स्वेन) is one's own. It stands as instrumental singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
arthe (अर्थे) is in the thing, in the meaning. It stands as locative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as arthena. sambandhaḥ (सम्बन्धः) is a connection. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sambandhas. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. sva-śabdam (स्व-शब्दम्) is a compound: one's own, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ucyeta (उच्येत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
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. The line joins them as arthena. The line writes it sambandhas.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-kṛte (अर्थ-कृते) and vā-anumānaṃ (वा-अनुमानं).