5.2.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.18
मुख्यानन्तर्यमात्रेयस् तेन तुल्यश्रुतित्वादशब्दत्वात् प्राकृतानां व्यवायः स्यात्
mukhyānantaryamātreyas tena tulyaśrutitvād aśabdatvāt prākṛtānāṃ vyavāyaḥ syāt
The line
mukhyānantaryamātreyas (मुख्यानन्तर्यमात्रेय), by means of by that, because of a compound: like, equal, scripture, and the state of being that, because of aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व), of belonging to the original, vyavāya (व्यवाय), it would be, let it be granted.
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: mukhyānantaryamātreyas (मुख्यानन्तर्यमात्रेय) + tena (तेन) + tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) + aśabdatvāt (अशब्दत्वात्) + prākṛtānāṃ (प्राकृतानां) + vyavāyaḥ (व्यवायः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mukhyānantaryamātreyas (मुख्यानन्तर्यमात्रेय) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | by that |
| tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: like, equal, scripture, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| aśabdatvāt (अशब्दत्वात्) | ablative singular | aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व) |
| prākṛtānāṃ (प्राकृतानां) | genitive plural | belonging to the original |
| vyavāyaḥ (व्यवायः) | nominative singular, masculine | vyavāya (व्यवाय) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
mukhyānantaryamātreyas (मुख्यानन्तर्यमात्रेय) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tena (तेन) is by that. It stands as instrumental singular. tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) is a compound: like, equal, scripture, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tulyaśrutitvād (तुल्यश्रुतित्वाद्). aśabdatvāt (अशब्दत्वात्) is aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
prākṛtānāṃ (प्राकृतानां) is belonging to the original. It stands as genitive plural. vyavāyaḥ (व्यवायः) is vyavāya (व्यवाय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mukhyānantaryamātreyas (मुख्यानन्तर्यमात्रेय) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it tulyaśrutitvād (तुल्यश्रुतित्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mukhyānantaryamātreyas (मुख्यानन्तर्यमात्रेय) and tena (तेन).