5.2.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.19
अन्ते तु बादरायणस् तेषां प्रधानशब्दत्वात्
ante tu bādarāyaṇas teṣāṃ pradhānaśabdatvāt
The line
In at the end but, Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण), of of them, because of a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), a word, 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ante (अन्ते) + tu (तु) + bādarāyaṇaḥ (बादरायणः) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + pradhāna-śabda-tvāt (प्रधान-शब्द-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ante (अन्ते) | locative singular, masculine | at the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| bādarāyaṇaḥ (बादरायणः) | nominative singular, masculine | Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| pradhāna-śabda-tvāt (प्रधान-शब्द-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), a word, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ante (अन्ते) is at the end. It stands as locative singular, masculine. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. bādarāyaṇaḥ (बादरायणः) is Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it bādarāyaṇas (बादरायण).
teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. pradhāna-śabda-tvāt (प्रधान-शब्द-त्वात्) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), a word, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhāna-śabda-tvāt (प्रधान-शब्द-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it bādarāyaṇas (बादरायण).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ante (अन्ते) and bādarāyaṇaḥ (बादरायणः).