9.4.44
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.44
लक्षणार्था शृतश्रुतिः
lakṣaṇārthā śṛtaśrutiḥ
The line
A compound: a mark, and a thing, a meaning, a compound: śṛta (शृत), and heard.
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. apanayo (अपनयो) from 9.4.43 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: lakṣaṇa-arthā (लक्षण-अर्था) + śṛta-śrutiḥ (शृत-श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| lakṣaṇa-arthā (लक्षण-अर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a mark, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| śṛta-śrutiḥ (शृत-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: śṛta (शृत), and heard. Read it from the end |
The phrases
lakṣaṇa-arthā (लक्षण-अर्था) is a compound: a mark, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
śṛta-śrutiḥ (शृत-श्रुतिः) is a compound: śṛta (शृत), and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
lakṣaṇa-arthā (लक्षण-अर्था) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss lakṣaṇa-arthā (लक्षण-अर्था) and śṛta-śrutiḥ (शृत-श्रुतिः).