5.3.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.24
अर्थवादो वार्थस्य विद्यमानत्वात्
arthavādo vārthasya vidyamānatvāt
The line
Praise, words that are not the command or, of of the thing, a compound: vidya (विद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and tvāta (त्वात).
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: arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) + vā (वा) + arthasya (अर्थस्य) + vidya-māna-tvāta (विद्य-मान-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | praise, words that are not the command |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| arthasya (अर्थस्य) | genitive singular | of the thing |
| vidya-māna-tvāta (विद्य-मान-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: vidya (विद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) is praise, words that are not the command. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it arthavādo (अर्थवादो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
arthasya (अर्थस्य) is of the thing. It stands as genitive singular. The line joins them as vārthasya (वार्थस्य). vidya-māna-tvāta (विद्य-मान-त्वात) is a compound: vidya (विद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
vidya-māna-tvāta (विद्य-मान-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it arthavādo (अर्थवादो). The line joins them as vārthasya (वार्थस्य).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) and arthasya (अर्थस्य).
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