7.3.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.4
प्रत्यक्षाद् गुणसंयोगात् क्रियाभिधानं स्यात् तदभावेऽप्रसिद्धं स्यात्
pratyakṣād guṇasaṃyogāt kriyābhidhānaṃ syāt tadabhāve 'prasiddhaṃ syāt
The line
Because of direct, because of a compound: a quality, and conjunction, a compound: an act, and a naming, it would be, let it be granted, in the absence of that, a compound: apra (अप्र), and established, it would be, let it be granted.
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: pratyakṣāt (प्रत्यक्षात्) + guṇa-saṃyogāt (गुण-संयोगात्) + kriyā-abhidhānaṃ (क्रिया-अभिधानं) + syāt (स्यात्) + tadabhāve (तदभावे) + apra-siddhaṃ (अप्र-सिद्धं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratyakṣāt (प्रत्यक्षात्) | ablative singular | direct |
| guṇa-saṃyogāt (गुण-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| kriyā-abhidhānaṃ (क्रिया-अभिधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: an act, and a naming. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tadabhāve (तदभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the absence of that |
| apra-siddhaṃ (अप्र-सिद्धं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: apra (अप्र), and established. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
pratyakṣāt (प्रत्यक्षात्) is direct. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pratyakṣād (प्रत्यक्षाद्). guṇa-saṃyogāt (गुण-संयोगात्) is a compound: a quality, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. kriyā-abhidhānaṃ (क्रिया-अभिधानं) is a compound: an act, and a naming. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
tadabhāve (तदभावे) is the absence of that. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. apra-siddhaṃ (अप्र-सिद्धं) is a compound: apra (अप्र), and established. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. 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.
Sanskrit in this line
kriyā-abhidhānaṃ (क्रिया-अभिधानं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratyakṣād (प्रत्यक्षाद्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratyakṣāt (प्रत्यक्षात्) and guṇa-saṃyogāt (गुण-संयोगात्).