5.1.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.8
प्रवृत्या तुल्यकालानां गुणानां तदुपक्रमात्
pravṛtyā tulyakālānāṃ guṇānāṃ tadupakramāt
The line
pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य), of a compound: like, equal, and time, of of the qualities, because of a compound: tadupa (तदुप), and order.
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: pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) + tulya-kālānāṃ (तुल्य-कालानां) + guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) + tadupa-kramāt (तदुप-क्रमात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य) |
| tulya-kālānāṃ (तुल्य-कालानां) | genitive plural | a compound: like, equal, and time. Read it from the end |
| guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| tadupa-kramāt (तदुप-क्रमात्) | ablative singular | a compound: tadupa (तदुप), and order. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) is pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tulya-kālānāṃ (तुल्य-कालानां) is a compound: like, equal, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. tadupa-kramāt (तदुप-क्रमात्) is a compound: tadupa (तदुप), and order. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tulya-kālānāṃ (तुल्य-कालानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) and tulya-kālānāṃ (तुल्य-कालानां).