7.3.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.29
रूपं वाशेषभूतत्वात्
rūpaṃ vāśeṣabhūtatvāt
The line
A form, because of a compound: or, the rest, what remains over, and being already there.
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. karmaje (कर्मजे) from 7.3.28 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: rūpaṃ (रूपं) + vā-śeṣa-bhūtatvāt (वा-शेष-भूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rūpaṃ (रूपं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a form |
| vā-śeṣa-bhūtatvāt (वा-शेष-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, the rest, what remains over, and being already there. Read it from the end |
The phrases
rūpaṃ (रूपं) is a form. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vā-śeṣa-bhūtatvāt (वा-शेष-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: or, the rest, what remains over, and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-śeṣa-bhūtatvāt (वा-शेष-भूतत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss rūpaṃ (रूपं) and vā-śeṣa-bhūtatvāt (वा-शेष-भूतत्वात्).