5.4.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.7
तदर्थवचनाच् च नाविशेषात् तदर्थत्वं
tadarthavacanāc ca nāviśeṣāt tadarthatvaṃ
The line
Because of a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement and, not because of because there is no difference, a compound: for the sake of that, 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: tadartha-vacanāt (तदर्थ-वचनात्) + ca (च) + na (न) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) + tadartha-tvaṃ (तदर्थ-त्वं)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadartha-vacanāt (तदर्थ-वचनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
| tadartha-tvaṃ (तदर्थ-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: for the sake of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tadartha-vacanāt (तदर्थ-वचनात्) is a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tadarthavacanāc (तदर्थवचनाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as nāviśeṣāt (नाविशेषात्). tadartha-tvaṃ (तदर्थ-त्वं) is a compound: for the sake of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tadartha-vacanāt (तदर्थ-वचनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tadarthavacanāc (तदर्थवचनाच्). The line joins them as nāviśeṣāt (नाविशेषात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadartha-vacanāt (तदर्थ-वचनात्) and aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्).