5.4.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.14
प्रकरणात् तु कालः स्यात्
prakaraṇāt tu kālaḥ syāt
The line
Because of because of the context but, time, it would be, let it be granted.
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: prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) + tu (तु) + kālaḥ (कालः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) | ablative singular | because of the context |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| kālaḥ (कालः) | nominative singular, masculine | time |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) is because of the context. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
kālaḥ (कालः) is time. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) and kālaḥ (कालः).