9.4.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.11
अपूर्वत्वात् तथा पत्न्याम्
apūrvatvāt tathā patnyām
The line
Because of a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that, so, in that way, of patnya (पत्न्य).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. vikāraḥ (विकारः) from 9.4.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) + tathā (तथा) + patnyām (पत्न्याम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| patnyām (पत्न्याम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | patnya (पत्न्य) |
The phrases
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
patnyām (पत्न्याम्) is patnya (पत्न्य). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) and patnyām (पत्न्याम्).