5.2.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.15
एकं वा तण्डुलभावाद् धन्तेस् तदर्थत्वात्
ekaṃ vā taṇḍulabhāvād dhantes tadarthatvāt
The line
One or, because of a compound: taṇḍula (तण्डुल), and a state, dhantes (धन्ते), because of because it is for the sake of 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: ekaṃ (एकं) + vā (वा) + taṇḍula-bhāvāt (तण्डुल-भावात्) + dhantes (धन्ते) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekaṃ (एकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| taṇḍula-bhāvāt (तण्डुल-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: taṇḍula (तण्डुल), and a state. Read it from the end |
| dhantes (धन्ते) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
ekaṃ (एकं) is one. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. taṇḍula-bhāvāt (तण्डुल-भावात्) is a compound: taṇḍula (तण्डुल), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it taṇḍulabhāvād (तण्डुलभावाद्).
dhantes (धन्ते) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
taṇḍula-bhāvāt (तण्डुल-भावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it taṇḍulabhāvād (तण्डुलभावाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekaṃ (एकं) and taṇḍula-bhāvāt (तण्डुल-भावात्).