9.4.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.35
अधर्मत्वमप्रदानात् प्रणीतार्थे विधानादतुल्यत्वादसंसर्गः
adharmatvam apradānāt praṇītārthe vidhānād atulyatvād asaṃsargaḥ
The line
A compound: the medium of rest, and the state of being that, because of apradāna (अप्रदान), in praṇītārtha (प्रणीतार्थ), because of because of the rule, because of atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व), asaṃsarga (असंसर्ग).
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: adharma-tvam (अधर्म-त्वम्) + apradānāt (अप्रदानात्) + praṇītārthe (प्रणीतार्थे) + vidhānāt (विधानात्) + atulyatvād (अतुल्यत्वाद्) + asaṃsargaḥ (असंसर्गः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adharma-tvam (अधर्म-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: the medium of rest, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| apradānāt (अप्रदानात्) | ablative singular | apradāna (अप्रदान) |
| praṇītārthe (प्रणीतार्थे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | praṇītārtha (प्रणीतार्थ) |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
| atulyatvād (अतुल्यत्वाद्) | ablative singular | atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व) |
| asaṃsargaḥ (असंसर्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | asaṃsarga (असंसर्ग) |
The phrases
adharma-tvam (अधर्म-त्वम्) is a compound: the medium of rest, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. apradānāt (अप्रदानात्) is apradāna (अप्रदान). It stands as ablative singular. praṇītārthe (प्रणीतार्थे) is praṇītārtha (प्रणीतार्थ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhānād (विधानाद्). atulyatvād (अतुल्यत्वाद्) is atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular. asaṃsargaḥ (असंसर्गः) is asaṃsarga (असंसर्ग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
adharma-tvam (अधर्म-त्वम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhānād (विधानाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adharma-tvam (अधर्म-त्वम्) and apradānāt (अप्रदानात्).