6.4.42
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.42
कालार्थत्वाद् वोभयोः प्रतीयेत
kālārthatvād vobhayoḥ pratīyeta
The line
Because of a compound: time, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that or, of of both, would be understood.
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: kāla-artha-tvāt (काल-अर्थ-त्वात्) + vā (वा) + ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāla-artha-tvāt (काल-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: time, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of both |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
kāla-artha-tvāt (काल-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: time, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it kālārthatvād (कालार्थत्वाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) is of both. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line joins them as vobhayoḥ (वोभयोः). pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kāla-artha-tvāt (काल-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kālārthatvād (कालार्थत्वाद्). The line joins them as vobhayoḥ (वोभयोः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāla-artha-tvāt (काल-अर्थ-त्वात्) and ubhayoḥ (उभयोः).
Next
6.4.43. In prastara (प्रस्तर), śākhāśrayaṇavat (शाखाश्रयणवत्).