5.4.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.16
अपनयो वाधानस्य सर्वकालत्वात्
apanayo vādhānasya sarvakālatvāt
The line
apanaya (अपनय), of a compound: or, and setting up, because of a compound: all, time, and the state of being 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: apanayo (अपनयो) + vā-ādhānasya (वा-आधानस्य) + sarva-kāla-tvāt (सर्व-काल-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apanayo (अपनयो) | nominative singular, masculine | apanaya (अपनय) |
| vā-ādhānasya (वा-आधानस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: or, and setting up. Read it from the end |
| sarva-kāla-tvāt (सर्व-काल-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
apanayo (अपनयो) is apanaya (अपनय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā-ādhānasya (वा-आधानस्य) is a compound: or, and setting up. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
sarva-kāla-tvāt (सर्व-काल-त्वात्) is a compound: all, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-kāla-tvāt (सर्व-काल-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apanayo (अपनयो) and vā-ādhānasya (वा-आधानस्य).