5.4.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.1
क्रमकोयोऽर्थशब्दाभ्यां श्रुतिविशेषादर्थपरत्वाच् च
kramakoyo 'rthaśabdābhyāṃ śrutiviśeṣād arthaparatvāc ca
The line
A compound: order, and koya (कोय), by means of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a word, because of a compound: scripture, and a difference, because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and priority and.
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: krama-koyo (क्रम-कोयो) + artha-śabdābhyāṃ (अर्थ-शब्दाभ्यां) + śruti-viśeṣāt (श्रुति-विशेषात्) + artha-paratvāt (अर्थ-परत्वात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| krama-koyo (क्रम-कोयो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: order, and koya (कोय). Read it from the end |
| artha-śabdābhyāṃ (अर्थ-शब्दाभ्यां) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a word. Read it from the end |
| śruti-viśeṣāt (श्रुति-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| artha-paratvāt (अर्थ-परत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and priority. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
krama-koyo (क्रम-कोयो) is a compound: order, and koya (कोय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. artha-śabdābhyāṃ (अर्थ-शब्दाभ्यां) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. śruti-viśeṣāt (श्रुति-विशेषात्) is a compound: scripture, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śrutiviśeṣād (श्रुतिविशेषाद्).
artha-paratvāt (अर्थ-परत्वात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and priority. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthaparatvāc (अर्थपरत्वाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-śabdābhyāṃ (अर्थ-शब्दाभ्यां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it śrutiviśeṣād (श्रुतिविशेषाद्). The line writes it arthaparatvāc (अर्थपरत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss krama-koyo (क्रम-कोयो) and artha-śabdābhyāṃ (अर्थ-शब्दाभ्यां).