7.3.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.34
भक्त्या वायज्ञशेषत्वाद् गुणानामभिधानत्वात्
bhaktyā vāyajñaśeṣatvād guṇānām abhidhānatvāt
The line
By means of by devotion, because of a compound: or, a sacrifice, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that, of of the qualities, because of a compound: a naming, 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: bhaktyā (भक्त्या) + vā-yajña-śeṣa-tvāt (वा-यज्ञ-शेष-त्वात्) + guṇānām (गुणानाम्) + abhidhāna-tvāt (अभिधान-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhaktyā (भक्त्या) | instrumental singular, feminine | by devotion |
| vā-yajña-śeṣa-tvāt (वा-यज्ञ-शेष-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, a sacrifice, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| guṇānām (गुणानाम्) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| abhidhāna-tvāt (अभिधान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a naming, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
bhaktyā (भक्त्या) is by devotion. It stands as instrumental singular, feminine. vā-yajña-śeṣa-tvāt (वा-यज्ञ-शेष-त्वात्) is a compound: or, a sacrifice, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vāyajñaśeṣatvād (वायज्ञशेषत्वाद्).
guṇānām (गुणानाम्) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. abhidhāna-tvāt (अभिधान-त्वात्) is a compound: a naming, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-yajña-śeṣa-tvāt (वा-यज्ञ-शेष-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vāyajñaśeṣatvād (वायज्ञशेषत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhaktyā (भक्त्या) and vā-yajña-śeṣa-tvāt (वा-यज्ञ-शेष-त्वात्).