5.3.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.31
समाख्यानं च तद्वत्
samākhyānaṃ ca tadvat
The line
A compound: a name, and not and, like 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 line is short. iṣṭi-ante (इष्टि-अन्ते) from 5.3.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: samākhyā-naṃ (समाख्या-नं) + ca (च) + tadvat (तद्वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| samākhyā-naṃ (समाख्या-नं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a name, and not. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tadvat (तद्वत्) | indeclinable | like that |
The phrases
samākhyā-naṃ (समाख्या-नं) is a compound: a name, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tadvat (तद्वत्) is like that. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
samākhyā-naṃ (समाख्या-नं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss samākhyā-naṃ (समाख्या-नं) and tadvat (तद्वत्).
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5.3.32. A compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and possessing, of a rite, ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य).