5.2.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.9
न वा शब्दकृतत्वान् न्यायमात्रमितरदर्थात् पात्रविवृद्धिः
na vā śabdakṛtatvān nyāyamātramitaradarthāt pātravivṛddhiḥ
The line
Not or, a compound: a word, made, done, and the state of being that, because of a compound: the rule, the right way, mātra (मात्र), mita (मित), rada (रद), and rtha (र्थ), pātravivṛddha (पात्रविवृद्ध).
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: na (न) + vā (वा) + śabda-kṛta-tvān (शब्द-कृत-त्वान्) + nyāya-mātra-mita-rada-rthāt (न्याय-मात्र-मित-रद-र्थात्) + pātravivṛddhiḥ (पात्रविवृद्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śabda-kṛta-tvān (शब्द-कृत-त्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: a word, made, done, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| nyāya-mātra-mita-rada-rthāt (न्याय-मात्र-मित-रद-र्थात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the rule, the right way, mātra (मात्र), mita (मित), rada (रद), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end |
| pātravivṛddhiḥ (पात्रविवृद्धिः) | nominative singular | pātravivṛddha (पात्रविवृद्ध) |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. śabda-kṛta-tvān (शब्द-कृत-त्वान्) is a compound: a word, made, done, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
nyāya-mātra-mita-rada-rthāt (न्याय-मात्र-मित-रद-र्थात्) is a compound: the rule, the right way, mātra (मात्र), mita (मित), rada (रद), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pātravivṛddhiḥ (पात्रविवृद्धिः) is pātravivṛddha (पात्रविवृद्ध). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nyāya-mātra-mita-rada-rthāt (न्याय-मात्र-मित-रद-र्थात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-kṛta-tvān (शब्द-कृत-त्वान्) and nyāya-mātra-mita-rada-rthāt (न्याय-मात्र-मित-रद-र्थात्).