7.2.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.15
तस्य च क्रिया ग्रहणार्था नानार्थेषु विरूपित्वादर्थो ह्यासामलौकिको विधानात्
tasya ca kriyā grahaṇārthā nānārtheṣu virūpitvād artho hy āsāmalaukiko vidhānāt
The line
Of of that, his and, an action, a compound: a grasping, and a thing, a meaning, not in anārtha (अनार्थ), because of virūpitva (विरूपित्व), the thing, the meaning. A compound: āsāma (आसाम), and an ordinary person, because of because of the rule.
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: tasya (तस्य) + ca (च) + kriyā (क्रिया) + grahaṇa-arthā (ग्रहण-अर्था) + na (न) + anārtheṣu (अनार्थेषु) + virūpitvād (विरूपित्वाद्) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) + hy (ह्य्) + āsāma-laukikaḥ (आसाम-लौकिकः) + vidhānāt (विधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kriyā (क्रिया) | nominative singular, feminine | an action |
| grahaṇa-arthā (ग्रहण-अर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a grasping, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anārtheṣu (अनार्थेषु) | locative plural | anārtha (अनार्थ) |
| virūpitvād (विरूपित्वाद्) | ablative singular | virūpitva (विरूपित्व) |
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| āsāma-laukikaḥ (आसाम-लौकिकः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: āsāma (आसाम), and an ordinary person. Read it from the end |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kriyā (क्रिया) is an action. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. grahaṇa-arthā (ग्रहण-अर्था) is a compound: a grasping, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anārtheṣu (अनार्थेषु) is anārtha (अनार्थ). It stands as locative plural.
virūpitvād (विरूपित्वाद्) is virūpitva (विरूपित्व). It stands as ablative singular. arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it artho. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. āsāma-laukikaḥ (आसाम-लौकिकः) is a compound: āsāma (आसाम), and an ordinary person. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it āsāmalaukiko (आसामलौकिको). vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
āsāma-laukikaḥ (आसाम-लौकिकः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it artho. The line writes it āsāmalaukiko (आसामलौकिको).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and kriyā (क्रिया).