9.3.1

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.1

प्रकृतौ यथोत्पत्तिवचनमर्थानां तथोत्तरस्यां ततौ तत्प्रकृतित्वात्वादर्थे चाकार्यत्वात्

prakṛtau yathotpattivacanam arthānāṃ tathottarasyāṃ tatau tatprakṛtitvātvād arthe cākāryatvāt

The line

In in nature, in the model rite, a compound: as, arising, the origin, and a statement, of a thing, a meaning, a compound: so, the later, and syāṃa (स्यांअ), that, because of tatprakṛtitvātva (तत्प्रकृतित्वात्व), in in the thing, in the meaning, because of cākāryatva (चाकार्यत्व).

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: prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + yathā-utpatti-vacanam (यथा-उत्पत्ति-वचनम्) + arthānāṃ (अर्थानां) + tathā-uttara-syāṃa (तथा-उत्तर-स्यांअ) + tatau (ततौ) + tatprakṛtitvātvād (तत्प्रकृतित्वात्वाद्) + arthe (अर्थे) + cākāryatvāt (चाकार्यत्वात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ)locative singularin nature, in the model rite
yathā-utpatti-vacanam (यथा-उत्पत्ति-वचनम्)nominative or accusative singular, neutera compound: as, arising, the origin, and a statement. Read it from the end
arthānāṃ (अर्थानां)genitive plurala thing, a meaning
tathā-uttara-syāṃa (तथा-उत्तर-स्यांअ)a compound, the ending is on the last membera compound: so, the later, and syāṃa (स्यांअ). Read it from the end
tatau (ततौ)nominative or accusative dual, or locative singularthat
tatprakṛtitvātvād (तत्प्रकृतित्वात्वाद्)ablative singulartatprakṛtitvātva (तत्प्रकृतित्वात्व)
arthe (अर्थे)locative singularin the thing, in the meaning
cākāryatvāt (चाकार्यत्वात्)ablative singularcākāryatva (चाकार्यत्व)

The phrases

prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular. yathā-utpatti-vacanam (यथा-उत्पत्ति-वचनम्) is a compound: as, arising, the origin, and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthānāṃ (अर्थानां) is a thing, a meaning. It stands as genitive plural. tathā-uttara-syāṃa (तथा-उत्तर-स्यांअ) is a compound: so, the later, and syāṃa (स्यांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.

tatau (ततौ) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tatprakṛtitvātvād (तत्प्रकृतित्वात्वाद्) is tatprakṛtitvātva (तत्प्रकृतित्वात्व). It stands as ablative singular. arthe (अर्थे) is in the thing, in the meaning. It stands as locative singular. cākāryatvāt (चाकार्यत्वात्) is cākāryatva (चाकार्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular.

Sanskrit in this line

yathā-utpatti-vacanam (यथा-उत्पत्ति-वचनम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) and yathā-utpatti-vacanam (यथा-उत्पत्ति-वचनम्).

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