5.2.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.3
कारणादभ्यावृत्तिः
kāraṇād abhyāvṛttiḥ
The line
Because of from a cause, abhyāvṛtta (अभ्यावृत्त).
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. sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) from 5.2.2 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kāraṇāt (कारणात्) + abhyāvṛttiḥ (अभ्यावृत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāraṇāt (कारणात्) | ablative singular | from a cause |
| abhyāvṛttiḥ (अभ्यावृत्तिः) | nominative singular | abhyāvṛtta (अभ्यावृत्त) |
The phrases
kāraṇāt (कारणात्) is from a cause. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it kāraṇād (कारणाद्).
abhyāvṛttiḥ (अभ्यावृत्तिः) is abhyāvṛtta (अभ्यावृत्त). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
abhyāvṛttiḥ (अभ्यावृत्तिः) is nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it kāraṇād (कारणाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāraṇāt (कारणात्) and abhyāvṛttiḥ (अभ्यावृत्तिः).