8.4.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.4.21
तत्राभावस्य हेतुत्वाद् गुणार्थे स्याददर्शनम्
tatrābhāvasya hetutvād guṇārthe syād adarśanam
The line
Of a compound: tatrā (तत्रा), and a state, because of a compound: a reason, and the state of being that, in a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, adarśana (अदर्शन).
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: tatrā-bhāvasya (तत्रा-भावस्य) + hetu-tvāt (हेतु-त्वात्) + guṇa-arthe (गुण-अर्थे) + syād (स्याद्) + adarśanam (अदर्शनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatrā-bhāvasya (तत्रा-भावस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: tatrā (तत्रा), and a state. Read it from the end |
| hetu-tvāt (हेतु-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| guṇa-arthe (गुण-अर्थे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| adarśanam (अदर्शनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | adarśana (अदर्शन) |
The phrases
tatrā-bhāvasya (तत्रा-भावस्य) is a compound: tatrā (तत्रा), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. hetu-tvāt (हेतु-त्वात्) is a compound: a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it hetutvād (हेतुत्वाद्). guṇa-arthe (गुण-अर्थे) is a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. adarśanam (अदर्शनम्) is adarśana (अदर्शन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tatrā-bhāvasya (तत्रा-भावस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it hetutvād (हेतुत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatrā-bhāvasya (तत्रा-भावस्य) and hetu-tvāt (हेतु-त्वात्).