5.3.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.39
अथान्येनेति संस्थानां सन्निधानात्
athānyeneti saṃsthānāṃ sannidhānāt
The line
By means of a compound: now, and other thus, of saṃstha (संस्थ), because of presence, being at hand.
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: atha-anyena (अथ-अन्येन) + iti (इति) + saṃsthānāṃ (संस्थानां) + sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| atha-anyena (अथ-अन्येन) | instrumental singular | a compound: now, and other. Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| saṃsthānāṃ (संस्थानां) | genitive plural | saṃstha (संस्थ) |
| sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्) | ablative singular | presence, being at hand |
The phrases
atha-anyena (अथ-अन्येन) is a compound: now, and other. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as athānyeneti (अथान्येनेति).
saṃsthānāṃ (संस्थानां) is saṃstha (संस्थ). It stands as genitive plural. sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्) is presence, being at hand. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
atha-anyena (अथ-अन्येन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as athānyeneti (अथान्येनेति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss atha-anyena (अथ-अन्येन) and saṃsthānāṃ (संस्थानां).