7.2.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.2
शब्दैस् त्वर्थविधित्वादर्थान्तरेऽप्रवृत्तिः स्यात् पृथग्भावात् क्रियाया ह्यभिसम्बन्धः
śabdais tv arthavidhitvād arthāntare 'pravṛttiḥ syāt pṛthagbhāvāt kriyāyā hy abhisambandhaḥ
The line
By means of a word, the state of being that, because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, an injunction, and the state of being that, in a different thing, apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त), it would be, let it be granted, because of pṛthagbhāva (पृथग्भाव), an action, who, which. A compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection.
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: śabdaiḥ (शब्दैः) + tva (त्व) + artha-vidhi-tvāt (अर्थ-विधि-त्वात्) + arthāntare (अर्थान्तरे) + apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्) + pṛthagbhāvāt (पृथग्भावात्) + kriyā (क्रिया) + yā (या) + hy (ह्य्) + abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabdaiḥ (शब्दैः) | instrumental plural | a word |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| artha-vidhi-tvāt (अर्थ-विधि-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, an injunction, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| arthāntare (अर्थान्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a different thing |
| apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular | apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pṛthagbhāvāt (पृथग्भावात्) | ablative singular | pṛthagbhāva (पृथग्भाव) |
| kriyā (क्रिया) | nominative singular, feminine | an action |
| yā (या) | nominative singular, feminine | who, which |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śabdaiḥ (शब्दैः) is a word. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it śabdais (शब्दै). tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. artha-vidhi-tvāt (अर्थ-विधि-त्वात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, an injunction, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthavidhitvād (अर्थविधित्वाद्). arthāntare (अर्थान्तरे) is a different thing. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) is apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त). It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
pṛthagbhāvāt (पृथग्भावात्) is pṛthagbhāva (पृथग्भाव). It stands as ablative singular. kriyā (क्रिया) is an action. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. yā (या) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line joins them as kriyāyā (क्रियाया). hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः) is a compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-vidhi-tvāt (अर्थ-विधि-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śabdais (शब्दै). The line writes it arthavidhitvād (अर्थविधित्वाद्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as kriyāyā (क्रियाया).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabdaiḥ (शब्दैः) and tva (त्व).