6.2.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.5
तादर्थ्ये न गुणार्थतानुक्तेऽर्थान्तरत्वात् कर्तुः प्रधानभूतत्वात्
tādarthye na guṇārthatānukte 'rthāntaratvāt kartuḥ pradhānabhūtatvāt
The line
In being for that, not in a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, the state of being that, and what has not been said, because of a compound: a different thing, and the state of being that, of an agent, because of because it stands as the main thing.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Who may perform. Eligibility, and the way substances are tied to an act. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tādarthye (तादर्थ्ये) + na (न) + guṇa-artha-tā-anukte (गुण-अर्थ-ता-अनुक्ते) + arthāntara-tvāt (अर्थान्तर-त्वात्) + kartuḥ (कर्तुः) + pradhānabhūtatvāt (प्रधानभूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tādarthye (तादर्थ्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | being for that |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| guṇa-artha-tā-anukte (गुण-अर्थ-ता-अनुक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, the state of being that, and what has not been said. Read it from the end |
| arthāntara-tvāt (अर्थान्तर-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a different thing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| kartuḥ (कर्तुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | an agent |
| pradhānabhūtatvāt (प्रधानभूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it stands as the main thing |
The phrases
tādarthye (तादर्थ्ये) is being for that. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. guṇa-artha-tā-anukte (गुण-अर्थ-ता-अनुक्ते) is a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, the state of being that, and what has not been said. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
arthāntara-tvāt (अर्थान्तर-त्वात्) is a compound: a different thing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. kartuḥ (कर्तुः) is an agent. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. pradhānabhūtatvāt (प्रधानभूतत्वात्) is because it stands as the main thing. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-artha-tā-anukte (गुण-अर्थ-ता-अनुक्ते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tādarthye (तादर्थ्ये) and guṇa-artha-tā-anukte (गुण-अर्थ-ता-अनुक्ते).