8.4.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.4.15
अनुत्तरार्थो वार्थवत्त्वादानर्थक्याद् धि प्राकृतस्योपरोधः स्यात्
anuttarārtho vārthavattvād ānarthakyād dhi prākṛtasyoparodhaḥ syāt
The line
anuttarārtha (अनुत्तरार्थ), because of a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that, because of pointlessness, in a thought, a compound: belonging to the original, syopa (स्योप), and rodha (रोध), it would be, let it be granted.
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: anuttarārtho (अनुत्तरार्थो) + vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) + ānarthakyāt (आनर्थक्यात्) + dhi (धि) + prākṛta-syopa-rodhaḥ (प्राकृत-स्योप-रोधः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anuttarārtho (अनुत्तरार्थो) | nominative singular, masculine | anuttarārtha (अनुत्तरार्थ) |
| vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ānarthakyāt (आनर्थक्यात्) | ablative singular | pointlessness |
| dhi (धि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a thought |
| prākṛta-syopa-rodhaḥ (प्राकृत-स्योप-रोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: belonging to the original, syopa (स्योप), and rodha (रोध). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
anuttarārtho (अनुत्तरार्थो) is anuttarārtha (अनुत्तरार्थ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vārthavattvād (वार्थवत्त्वाद्). ānarthakyāt (आनर्थक्यात्) is pointlessness. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ānarthakyād (आनर्थक्याद्).
dhi (धि) is a thought. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. prākṛta-syopa-rodhaḥ (प्राकृत-स्योप-रोधः) is a compound: belonging to the original, syopa (स्योप), and rodha (रोध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prākṛta-syopa-rodhaḥ (प्राकृत-स्योप-रोधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vārthavattvād (वार्थवत्त्वाद्). The line writes it ānarthakyād (आनर्थक्याद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anuttarārtho (अनुत्तरार्थो) and vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्).
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