7.4.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.11
लिङ्गहेतुत्वादलिङ्गे लौकिकं स्यात्
liṅgahetutvād aliṅge laukikaṃ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: a mark, a reason, and the state of being that, in aliṅga (अलिङ्ग), an ordinary person, 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: liṅga-hetu-tvāt (लिङ्ग-हेतु-त्वात्) + aliṅge (अलिङ्गे) + laukikaṃ (लौकिकं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅga-hetu-tvāt (लिङ्ग-हेतु-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mark, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| aliṅge (अलिङ्गे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | aliṅga (अलिङ्ग) |
| laukikaṃ (लौकिकं) | accusative singular, masculine | an ordinary person |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
liṅga-hetu-tvāt (लिङ्ग-हेतु-त्वात्) is a compound: a mark, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it liṅgahetutvād (लिङ्गहेतुत्वाद्). aliṅge (अलिङ्गे) is aliṅga (अलिङ्ग). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
laukikaṃ (लौकिकं) is an ordinary person. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-hetu-tvāt (लिङ्ग-हेतु-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it liṅgahetutvād (लिङ्गहेतुत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅga-hetu-tvāt (लिङ्ग-हेतु-त्वात्) and aliṅge (अलिङ्गे).