7.4.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.4
लिङ्गेन वा नियम्येत लिङ्गस्य तद्गुणत्वात्
liṅgena vā niyamyeta liṅgasya tadguṇatvāt
The line
By means of a mark or, would be restricted, of of a mark, because of a compound: a quality of that, 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: liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) + vā (वा) + niyamyeta (नियम्येत) + liṅgasya (लिङ्गस्य) + tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) | instrumental singular | a mark |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| niyamyeta (नियम्येत) | optative, third person singular | would be restricted |
| liṅgasya (लिङ्गस्य) | genitive singular | of a mark |
| tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) is a mark. It stands as instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. niyamyeta (नियम्येत) is would be restricted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
liṅgasya (लिङ्गस्य) is of a mark. It stands as genitive singular. tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) and niyamyeta (नियम्येत).