7.1.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.9
अर्थस्य त्वविभक्तत्वात् तथा स्यादभिधानेषु पूर्ववत्त्वात् प्रयोगस्य कर्मणः शब्दभाव्यत्वाद् विभागाच् छेषाणामप्रवृत्तिः स्यात्
arthasya tv avibhaktatvāt tathā syād abhidhāneṣu pūrvavattvāt prayogasya karmaṇaḥ śabdabhāvyatvād vibhāgāc cheṣāṇām apravṛttiḥ syāt
The line
Of of the thing, the state of being that, because of avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व), so, in that way, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, in a naming, because of a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that, of a performance, of of the action, from the action, because of a compound: a word, and bhāvyatva (भाव्यत्व), because of disjunction, of cheṣa (छेष), apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त), it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. Transfer. The details of a model rite are carried to a variant rite, and where that carrying stops. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: arthasya (अर्थस्य) + tva (त्व) + avibhaktatvāt (अविभक्तत्वात्) + tathā (तथा) + syād (स्याद्) + abhidhāneṣu (अभिधानेषु) + pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) + prayogasya (प्रयोगस्य) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + śabda-bhāvyatvāt (शब्द-भाव्यत्वात्) + vibhāgāt (विभागात्) + cheṣāṇām (छेषाणाम्) + apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arthasya (अर्थस्य) | genitive singular | of the thing |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| avibhaktatvāt (अविभक्तत्वात्) | ablative singular | avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व) |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| abhidhāneṣu (अभिधानेषु) | locative plural | a naming |
| pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| prayogasya (प्रयोगस्य) | genitive singular | a performance |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| śabda-bhāvyatvāt (शब्द-भाव्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, and bhāvyatva (भाव्यत्व). Read it from the end |
| vibhāgāt (विभागात्) | ablative singular | disjunction |
| cheṣāṇām (छेषाणाम्) | genitive plural | cheṣa (छेष) |
| apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular | apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
arthasya (अर्थस्य) is of the thing. It stands as genitive singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. avibhaktatvāt (अविभक्तत्वात्) is avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व). It stands as ablative singular. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. abhidhāneṣu (अभिधानेषु) is a naming. It stands as locative plural. pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) is a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
prayogasya (प्रयोगस्य) is a performance. It stands as genitive singular. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. śabda-bhāvyatvāt (शब्द-भाव्यत्वात्) is a compound: a word, and bhāvyatva (भाव्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śabdabhāvyatvād (शब्दभाव्यत्वाद्). vibhāgāt (विभागात्) is disjunction. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vibhāgāc (विभागाच्). cheṣāṇām (छेषाणाम्) is cheṣa (छेष). It stands as genitive plural. apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) is apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त). It stands as nominative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-bhāvyatvāt (शब्द-भाव्यत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śabdabhāvyatvād (शब्दभाव्यत्वाद्). The line writes it vibhāgāc (विभागाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthasya (अर्थस्य) and tva (त्व).