10.2.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.12
अकर्म वा संसर्गार्थनिवृत्तत्वात् तस्मादाप्तिसमर्थत्वं
akarma vā saṃsargārthanivṛttatvāt tasmād āptisamarthatvaṃ
The line
Not an action or, because of a compound: contact, a thing, a meaning, nivṛ (निवृ), and ttatva (त्तत्व), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: āpti (आप्ति), an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and rthatva (र्थत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: a-karma (अ-कर्म) + vā (वा) + saṃsarga-artha-nivṛ-ttatvāt (संसर्ग-अर्थ-निवृ-त्तत्वात्) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + āpti-sama-rthatvaṃ (आप्ति-सम-र्थत्वं)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| a-karma (अ-कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not an action |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| saṃsarga-artha-nivṛ-ttatvāt (संसर्ग-अर्थ-निवृ-त्तत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: contact, a thing, a meaning, nivṛ (निवृ), and ttatva (त्तत्व). Read it from the end |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| āpti-sama-rthatvaṃ (आप्ति-सम-र्थत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: āpti (आप्ति), an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and rthatva (र्थत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
a-karma (अ-कर्म) is not an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. saṃsarga-artha-nivṛ-ttatvāt (संसर्ग-अर्थ-निवृ-त्तत्वात्) is a compound: contact, a thing, a meaning, nivṛ (निवृ), and ttatva (त्तत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. āpti-sama-rthatvaṃ (आप्ति-सम-र्थत्वं) is a compound: āpti (आप्ति), an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and rthatva (र्थत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃsarga-artha-nivṛ-ttatvāt (संसर्ग-अर्थ-निवृ-त्तत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss a-karma (अ-कर्म) and saṃsarga-artha-nivṛ-ttatvāt (संसर्ग-अर्थ-निवृ-त्तत्वात्).