7.4.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.3
वचनात् तु ततोऽन्यत्वम्
vacanāt tu tato 'nyatvam
The line
Because of because of a statement but, from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound, a compound: other, 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: vacanāt (वचनात्) + tu (तु) + tato (ततो) + anya-tvam (अन्य-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| anya-tvam (अन्य-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. anya-tvam (अन्य-त्वम्) is a compound: other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
anya-tvam (अन्य-त्वम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanāt (वचनात्) and tato (ततो).