9.1.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.10
अतिथौ तत्प्रधानत्वमभावः कर्मणि स्यात् तस्य प्रीतिप्रधानत्वात्
atithau tatpradhānatvam abhāvaḥ karmaṇi syāt tasya prītipradhānatvāt
The line
atitha (अतिथ), a compound: having that as its main thing, and the state of being that, absence, in in the action, it would be, let it be granted, of of that, his, a compound: prīti (प्रीति), the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and tvāta (त्वात).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: atithau (अतिथौ) + tatpradhāna-tvam (तत्प्रधान-त्वम्) + abhāvaḥ (अभावः) + karmaṇi (कर्मणि) + syāt (स्यात्) + tasya (तस्य) + prīti-pradhāna-tvāta (प्रीति-प्रधान-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| atithau (अतिथौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | atitha (अतिथ) |
| tatpradhāna-tvam (तत्प्रधान-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: having that as its main thing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| abhāvaḥ (अभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | absence |
| karmaṇi (कर्मणि) | locative singular | in the action |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| prīti-pradhāna-tvāta (प्रीति-प्रधान-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: prīti (प्रीति), the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
atithau (अतिथौ) is atitha (अतिथ). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tatpradhāna-tvam (तत्प्रधान-त्वम्) is a compound: having that as its main thing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. abhāvaḥ (अभावः) is absence. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. karmaṇi (कर्मणि) is in the action. It stands as locative singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. prīti-pradhāna-tvāta (प्रीति-प्रधान-त्वात) is a compound: prīti (प्रीति), the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
prīti-pradhāna-tvāta (प्रीति-प्रधान-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss atithau (अतिथौ) and tatpradhāna-tvam (तत्प्रधान-त्वम्).