9.3.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.25
तादर्थ्याद् वा तदाख्यं स्यात् संस्कारैरविशिष्टत्वात्
tādarthyād vā tadākhyaṃ syāt saṃskārair aviśiṣṭatvāt
The line
Because of because it is for that or, tadākhya (तदाख्य), it would be, let it be granted, by means of a compounded thing, because of a compound: not set apart, and the state of being that.
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: tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) + vā (वा) + tadākhyaṃ (तदाख्यं) + syāt (स्यात्) + saṃskāraiḥ (संस्कारैः) + aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | because it is for that |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tadākhyaṃ (तदाख्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tadākhya (तदाख्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| saṃskāraiḥ (संस्कारैः) | instrumental plural | a compounded thing |
| aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not set apart, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) is because it is for that. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tādarthyād (तादर्थ्याद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tadākhyaṃ (तदाख्यं) is tadākhya (तदाख्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. saṃskāraiḥ (संस्कारैः) is a compounded thing. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it saṃskārair (संस्कारैर्). aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) is a compound: not set apart, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tādarthyād (तादर्थ्याद्). The line writes it saṃskārair (संस्कारैर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) and tadākhyaṃ (तदाख्यं).