5.3.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.30
इष्ट्यन्ते वा तदर्था ह्यविशेषार्थसन्वन्धात्
iṣṭyante vā tadarthā hy aviśeṣārthasanvandhāt
The line
In a compound: an offering of cake, and anta (अन्त) or, for the sake of that. Because of a compound: no difference, a thing, a meaning, sanva (सन्व), and ndha (न्ध).
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: iṣṭi-ante (इष्टि-अन्ते) + vā (वा) + tadarthā (तदर्था) + hy (ह्य्) + aviśeṣa-artha-sanva-ndhāt (अविशेष-अर्थ-सन्व-न्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iṣṭi-ante (इष्टि-अन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: an offering of cake, and anta (अन्त). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tadarthā (तदर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | for the sake of that |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| aviśeṣa-artha-sanva-ndhāt (अविशेष-अर्थ-सन्व-न्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: no difference, a thing, a meaning, sanva (सन्व), and ndha (न्ध). Read it from the end |
The phrases
iṣṭi-ante (इष्टि-अन्ते) is a compound: an offering of cake, and anta (अन्त). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tadarthā (तदर्था) is for the sake of that. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. aviśeṣa-artha-sanva-ndhāt (अविशेष-अर्थ-सन्व-न्धात्) is a compound: no difference, a thing, a meaning, sanva (सन्व), and ndha (न्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aviśeṣa-artha-sanva-ndhāt (अविशेष-अर्थ-सन्व-न्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss iṣṭi-ante (इष्टि-अन्ते) and tadarthā (तदर्था).