5.2.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.12
मन्त्रस्य चार्थवत्त्वात्
mantrasya cārthavattvāt
The line
Of a mantra, because of a compound: and, a thing, a meaning, possessing, 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 line is short. daivatair (दैवतैर्) from 5.2.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: mantrasya (मन्त्रस्य) + ca-artha-vat-tvāt (च-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mantrasya (मन्त्रस्य) | genitive singular | a mantra |
| ca-artha-vat-tvāt (च-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: and, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
mantrasya (मन्त्रस्य) is a mantra. It stands as genitive singular.
ca-artha-vat-tvāt (च-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: and, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-artha-vat-tvāt (च-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mantrasya (मन्त्रस्य) and ca-artha-vat-tvāt (च-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्).
Next
5.2.13. Not anābījeṣvekamulūkhala (अनाबीजेष्वेकमुलूखल), because of passing away.