9.3.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.17
अर्थाभावात् तु नैवं स्याद् गुणमात्रमितरत्
arthābhāvāt tu naivaṃ syād guṇamātram itarat
The line
Because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence but, not thus, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र), the other.
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: artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) + tu (तु) + na (न) + evaṃ (एवं) + syād (स्याद्) + guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) + itarat (इतरत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| itarat (इतरत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the other |
The phrases
artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं).
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) is a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. itarat (इतरत्) is the other. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) and syād (स्याद्).
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