5.3.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.22
अनन्तरं व्रतं तद्भूतत्वात्
anantaraṃ vrataṃ tadbhūtatvāt
The line
The immediate predecessor, a vow, because of a compound: that, and being already there.
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: anantaraṃ (अनन्तरं) + vrataṃ (व्रतं) + tad-bhūtatvāt (तद्-भूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anantaraṃ (अनन्तरं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the immediate predecessor |
| vrataṃ (व्रतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a vow |
| tad-bhūtatvāt (तद्-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and being already there. Read it from the end |
The phrases
anantaraṃ (अनन्तरं) is the immediate predecessor. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vrataṃ (व्रतं) is a vow. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tad-bhūtatvāt (तद्-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: that, and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tad-bhūtatvāt (तद्-भूतत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anantaraṃ (अनन्तरं) and vrataṃ (व्रतं).