9.4.45
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.45
श्रयणानां त्वपूर्वत्वात् प्रदानार्थे विधानं स्यात्
śrayaṇānāṃ tv apūrvatvāt pradānārthe vidhānaṃ syāt
The line
Of śrayaṇa (श्रयण), the state of being that, because of a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that, in pradānārtha (प्रदानार्थ), a rule, it would be, let it be granted.
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: śrayaṇānāṃ (श्रयणानां) + tva (त्व) + apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) + pradānārthe (प्रदानार्थे) + vidhānaṃ (विधानं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrayaṇānāṃ (श्रयणानां) | genitive plural | śrayaṇa (श्रयण) |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| pradānārthe (प्रदानार्थे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | pradānārtha (प्रदानार्थ) |
| vidhānaṃ (विधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a rule |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
śrayaṇānāṃ (श्रयणानां) is śrayaṇa (श्रयण). It stands as genitive plural. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. 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.
pradānārthe (प्रदानार्थे) is pradānārtha (प्रदानार्थ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vidhānaṃ (विधानं) is a rule. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
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 śrayaṇānāṃ (श्रयणानां) and tva (त्व).
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9.4.46. A quality or, because of śrayaṇārthatva (श्रयणार्थत्व).