9.2.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.40
धर्मस्यार्थकृतत्वाद् द्रव्यगुणविकारव्यतिक्रमप्रतिषेधे चोदनानुबन्धः समवायात्
dharmasyārthakṛtatvād dravyaguṇavikāravyatikramapratiṣedhe codanānubandhaḥ samavāyāt
The line
Because of a compound: dharma, a property, syārthakṛ (स्यार्थकृ), and tatva (तत्व), in a compound: a substance, a quality, a transformation, vyati (व्यति), order, and a denial, a compound: a command, an atom, and bondage, because of because of inherence.
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: dharma-syārthakṛ-tatvāt (धर्म-स्यार्थकृ-तत्वात्) + dravya-guṇa-vikāra-vyati-krama-pratiṣedhe (द्रव्य-गुण-विकार-व्यति-क्रम-प्रतिषेधे) + codanā-anu-bandhaḥ (चोदना-अनु-बन्धः) + samavāyāt (समवायात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dharma-syārthakṛ-tatvāt (धर्म-स्यार्थकृ-तत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dharma, a property, syārthakṛ (स्यार्थकृ), and tatva (तत्व). Read it from the end |
| dravya-guṇa-vikāra-vyati-krama-pratiṣedhe (द्रव्य-गुण-विकार-व्यति-क्रम-प्रतिषेधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a substance, a quality, a transformation, vyati (व्यति), order, and a denial. Read it from the end |
| codanā-anu-bandhaḥ (चोदना-अनु-बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a command, an atom, and bondage. Read it from the end |
| samavāyāt (समवायात्) | ablative singular | because of inherence |
The phrases
dharma-syārthakṛ-tatvāt (धर्म-स्यार्थकृ-तत्वात्) is a compound: dharma, a property, syārthakṛ (स्यार्थकृ), and tatva (तत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it dharmasyārthakṛtatvād (धर्मस्यार्थकृतत्वाद्). dravya-guṇa-vikāra-vyati-krama-pratiṣedhe (द्रव्य-गुण-विकार-व्यति-क्रम-प्रतिषेधे) is a compound: a substance, a quality, a transformation, vyati (व्यति), order, and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
codanā-anu-bandhaḥ (चोदना-अनु-बन्धः) is a compound: a command, an atom, and bondage. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. samavāyāt (समवायात्) is because of inherence. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-guṇa-vikāra-vyati-krama-pratiṣedhe (द्रव्य-गुण-विकार-व्यति-क्रम-प्रतिषेधे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dharmasyārthakṛtatvād (धर्मस्यार्थकृतत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dharma-syārthakṛ-tatvāt (धर्म-स्यार्थकृ-तत्वात्) and dravya-guṇa-vikāra-vyati-krama-pratiṣedhe (द्रव्य-गुण-विकार-व्यति-क्रम-प्रतिषेधे).