8.2.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.2.22
पयो वा तत्प्रधानत्वाल् लोकवद् दध्नस् तदर्थत्वात्
payo vā tatpradhānatvāl lokavad dadhnas tadarthatvāt
The line
paya (पय) or, a compound: having that as its main thing, and tvāla (त्वाल), a compound: the world, and vada (वद), dadhnas (दध्न), because of because it is for the sake of 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: payo (पयो) + vā (वा) + tatpradhāna-tvāla (तत्प्रधान-त्वाल) + loka-vada (लोक-वद) + dadhnas (दध्न) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| payo (पयो) | nominative singular, masculine | paya (पय) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tatpradhāna-tvāla (तत्प्रधान-त्वाल) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: having that as its main thing, and tvāla (त्वाल). Read it from the end |
| loka-vada (लोक-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the world, and vada (वद). Read it from the end |
| dadhnas (दध्न) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
payo (पयो) is paya (पय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tatpradhāna-tvāla (तत्प्रधान-त्वाल) is a compound: having that as its main thing, and tvāla (त्वाल). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
loka-vada (लोक-वद) is a compound: the world, and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. dadhnas (दध्न) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tatpradhāna-tvāla (तत्प्रधान-त्वाल) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss payo (पयो) and tatpradhāna-tvāla (तत्प्रधान-त्वाल).