9.1.47
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.47
विशेषो वा तदर्थनिर्देशात्
viśeṣo vā tadarthanirdeśāt
The line
A difference or, because of a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement of what the rule is.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. paśu-abhidhānāt (पशु-अभिधानात्) from 9.1.46 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) + vā (वा) + tadartha-nirdeśāt (तदर्थ-निर्देशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tadartha-nirdeśāt (तदर्थ-निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
The phrases
viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it viśeṣo (विशेषो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
tadartha-nirdeśāt (तदर्थ-निर्देशात्) is a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadartha-nirdeśāt (तदर्थ-निर्देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it viśeṣo (विशेषो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) and tadartha-nirdeśāt (तदर्थ-निर्देशात्).