8.1.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.5
कृत्स्वविधानाद् वापूर्वत्वम्
kṛtsvavidhānād vāpūrvatvam
The line
Because of a compound: kṛtsva (कृत्स्व), and a rule, a compound: or, the unseen, and the state of being that.
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. liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) from 8.1.4 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kṛtsva-vidhānāt (कृत्स्व-विधानात्) + vā-apūrva-tvam (वा-अपूर्व-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kṛtsva-vidhānāt (कृत्स्व-विधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: kṛtsva (कृत्स्व), and a rule. Read it from the end |
| vā-apūrva-tvam (वा-अपूर्व-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: or, the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kṛtsva-vidhānāt (कृत्स्व-विधानात्) is a compound: kṛtsva (कृत्स्व), and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it kṛtsvavidhānād (कृत्स्वविधानाद्).
vā-apūrva-tvam (वा-अपूर्व-त्वम्) is a compound: or, the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
kṛtsva-vidhānāt (कृत्स्व-विधानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kṛtsvavidhānād (कृत्स्वविधानाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kṛtsva-vidhānāt (कृत्स्व-विधानात्) and vā-apūrva-tvam (वा-अपूर्व-त्वम्).