7.4.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.15
न वा क्रत्वभिधानादधिकानामशब्दत्वम्
na vā kratvabhidhānād adhikānām aśabdatvam
The line
Not or, because of a compound: a rite, and a naming, a compound: adhikā (अधिका), and by name, indeed, aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व).
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: na (न) + vā (वा) + kratu-abhidhānāt (क्रतु-अभिधानात्) + adhikā-nāma (अधिका-नाम) + aśabdatvam (अशब्दत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| kratu-abhidhānāt (क्रतु-अभिधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a rite, and a naming. Read it from the end |
| adhikā-nāma (अधिका-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: adhikā (अधिका), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| aśabdatvam (अशब्दत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व) |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. kratu-abhidhānāt (क्रतु-अभिधानात्) is a compound: a rite, and a naming. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it kratvabhidhānād (क्रत्वभिधानाद्).
adhikā-nāma (अधिका-नाम) is a compound: adhikā (अधिका), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. aśabdatvam (अशब्दत्वम्) is aśabdatva (अशब्दत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
kratu-abhidhānāt (क्रतु-अभिधानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kratvabhidhānād (क्रत्वभिधानाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kratu-abhidhānāt (क्रतु-अभिधानात्) and adhikā-nāma (अधिका-नाम).