9.4.46
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.46
गुणो वा श्रयणार्थत्वात्
guṇo vā śrayaṇārthatvāt
The line
A quality or, because of śrayaṇārthatva (श्रयणार्थत्व).
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. śrayaṇānāṃ (श्रयणानां) from 9.4.45 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇaḥ (गुणः) + vā (वा) + śrayaṇārthatvāt (श्रयणार्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇaḥ (गुणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a quality |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śrayaṇārthatvāt (श्रयणार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | śrayaṇārthatva (श्रयणार्थत्व) |
The phrases
guṇaḥ (गुणः) is a quality. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it guṇo (गुणो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
śrayaṇārthatvāt (श्रयणार्थत्वात्) is śrayaṇārthatva (श्रयणार्थत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śrayaṇārthatvāt (श्रयणार्थत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it guṇo (गुणो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇaḥ (गुणः) and śrayaṇārthatvāt (श्रयणार्थत्वात्).