5.2.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.6
संयुक्ते तु प्रक्रमात् तदङ्गं स्यादितरस्य तदर्थत्वात्
saṃyukte tu prakramāt tadaṅgaṃ syād itarasya tadarthatvāt
The line
In saṃyukta (संयुक्त) but, because of prakrama (प्रक्रम), tadaṅga (तदङ्ग), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of the other, 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: saṃyukte (संयुक्ते) + tu (तु) + prakramāt (प्रक्रमात्) + tadaṅgaṃ (तदङ्गं) + syād (स्याद्) + itarasya (इतरस्य) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃyukte (संयुक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃyukta (संयुक्त) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| prakramāt (प्रक्रमात्) | ablative singular | prakrama (प्रक्रम) |
| tadaṅgaṃ (तदङ्गं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tadaṅga (तदङ्ग) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| itarasya (इतरस्य) | genitive singular | the other |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
saṃyukte (संयुक्ते) is saṃyukta (संयुक्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. prakramāt (प्रक्रमात्) is prakrama (प्रक्रम). It stands as ablative singular. tadaṅgaṃ (तदङ्गं) is tadaṅga (तदङ्ग). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. itarasya (इतरस्य) is the other. It stands as genitive singular. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃyukte (संयुक्ते) and prakramāt (प्रक्रमात्).