10.2.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.23
परिक्रयार्थं वा कर्मसंयोगाल् लोकवत्
parikrayārthaṃ vā karmasaṃyogāl lokavat
The line
parikrayārtha (परिक्रयार्थ) or, a compound: action, saṃyo (संयो), and gāla (गाल), as in the world.
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: parikrayārthaṃ (परिक्रयार्थं) + vā (वा) + karma-saṃyo-gāla (कर्म-संयो-गाल) + lokavat (लोकवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| parikrayārthaṃ (परिक्रयार्थं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | parikrayārtha (परिक्रयार्थ) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| karma-saṃyo-gāla (कर्म-संयो-गाल) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, saṃyo (संयो), and gāla (गाल). Read it from the end |
| lokavat (लोकवत्) | indeclinable | as in the world |
The phrases
parikrayārthaṃ (परिक्रयार्थं) is parikrayārtha (परिक्रयार्थ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
karma-saṃyo-gāla (कर्म-संयो-गाल) is a compound: action, saṃyo (संयो), and gāla (गाल). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. lokavat (लोकवत्) is as in the world. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-saṃyo-gāla (कर्म-संयो-गाल) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss parikrayārthaṃ (परिक्रयार्थं) and karma-saṃyo-gāla (कर्म-संयो-गाल).
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