9.2.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.23
नैमित्तिकं तूत्तरात्वमानन्तर्यात् प्रतीयेत
naimittikaṃ tūttarātvam ānantaryāt pratīyeta
The line
Arising from a special cause, tūttarātva (तूत्तरात्व), because of ānantarya (आनन्तर्य), would be understood.
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: naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं) + tūttarātvam (तूत्तरात्वम्) + ānantaryāt (आनन्तर्यात्) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | arising from a special cause |
| tūttarātvam (तूत्तरात्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tūttarātva (तूत्तरात्व) |
| ānantaryāt (आनन्तर्यात्) | ablative singular | ānantarya (आनन्तर्य) |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं) is arising from a special cause. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tūttarātvam (तूत्तरात्वम्) is tūttarātva (तूत्तरात्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ānantaryāt (आनन्तर्यात्) is ānantarya (आनन्तर्य). It stands as ablative singular. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss naimittikaṃ (नैमित्तिकं) and tūttarātvam (तूत्तरात्वम्).
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