8.1.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.34
गुणत्वेन देवताश्रुतिः
guṇatvena devatāśrutiḥ
The line
By means of a compound: a quality, and the state of being that, a compound: a deity, and heard.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 8. Transfer by specific indications. The signs in a variant rite's own sentence say which model it borrows from. The line is short. tena (तेन) from 8.1.33 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇa-tvena (गुण-त्वेन) + devatā-śrutiḥ (देवता-श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-tvena (गुण-त्वेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a quality, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| devatā-śrutiḥ (देवता-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a deity, and heard. Read it from the end |
The phrases
guṇa-tvena (गुण-त्वेन) is a compound: a quality, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
devatā-śrutiḥ (देवता-श्रुतिः) is a compound: a deity, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
devatā-śrutiḥ (देवता-श्रुतिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-tvena (गुण-त्वेन) and devatā-śrutiḥ (देवता-श्रुतिः).