9.1.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.13
अर्थो वा स्यात् प्रयोजनमितरेषामचोदनात् तस्य च गुणभूतत्वात्
artho vā syāt prayojanam itareṣām acodanāt tasya ca guṇabhūtatvāt
The line
The thing, the meaning or, it would be, let it be granted, a purpose, a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम), because of acodana (अचोदन), of of that, his and, because of because it stands as a subordinate.
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: arthaḥ (अर्थः) + vā (वा) + syāt (स्यात्) + prayojanam (प्रयोजनम्) + itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) + acodanāt (अचोदनात्) + tasya (तस्य) + ca (च) + guṇabhūtatvāt (गुणभूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| prayojanam (प्रयोजनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a purpose |
| itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end |
| acodanāt (अचोदनात्) | ablative singular | acodana (अचोदन) |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| guṇabhūtatvāt (गुणभूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it stands as a subordinate |
The phrases
arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it artho. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. prayojanam (प्रयोजनम्) is a purpose. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) is a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
acodanāt (अचोदनात्) is acodana (अचोदन). It stands as ablative singular. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. guṇabhūtatvāt (गुणभूतत्वात्) is because it stands as a subordinate. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇabhūtatvāt (गुणभूतत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it artho.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthaḥ (अर्थः) and syāt (स्यात्).