7.3.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.21
प्राकृतं वानामत्वात्
prākṛtaṃ vānāmatvāt
The line
Belonging to the original, because of a compound: or, by name, indeed, and the state of being that.
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 line is short. uttara-vedi-pratiṣedhaḥ (उत्तर-वेदि-प्रतिषेधः) from 7.3.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prākṛtaṃ (प्राकृतं) + vā-nāma-tvāt (वा-नाम-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prākṛtaṃ (प्राकृतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | belonging to the original |
| vā-nāma-tvāt (वा-नाम-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, by name, indeed, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prākṛtaṃ (प्राकृतं) is belonging to the original. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vā-nāma-tvāt (वा-नाम-त्वात्) is a compound: or, by name, indeed, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-nāma-tvāt (वा-नाम-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prākṛtaṃ (प्राकृतं) and vā-nāma-tvāt (वा-नाम-त्वात्).