6.7.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.25
अर्थवादश् च तदर्थवत्
arthavādaś ca tadarthavat
The line
Praise, words that are not the command and, a compound: for the sake of that, and possessing.
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 line is short. adhikaṃ (अधिकं) from 6.7.24 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) + ca (च) + tadartha-vat (तदर्थ-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | praise, words that are not the command |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tadartha-vat (तदर्थ-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: for the sake of that, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) is praise, words that are not the command. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it arthavādaś (अर्थवादश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tadartha-vat (तदर्थ-वत्) is a compound: for the sake of that, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
tadartha-vat (तदर्थ-वत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it arthavādaś (अर्थवादश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthavādaḥ (अर्थवादः) and tadartha-vat (तदर्थ-वत्).