10.2.44
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.44
कामेष्टौ च दानशब्दात्
kāmeṣṭau ca dānaśabdāt
The line
A compound: desire, and wanted and, because of a compound: dāna (दान), and a word.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. ekaikaśas (एकैकश) from 10.2.43 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kāma-iṣṭau (काम-इष्टौ) + ca (च) + dāna-śabdāt (दान-शब्दात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāma-iṣṭau (काम-इष्टौ) | nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: desire, and wanted. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| dāna-śabdāt (दान-शब्दात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dāna (दान), and a word. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kāma-iṣṭau (काम-इष्टौ) is a compound: desire, and wanted. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
dāna-śabdāt (दान-शब्दात्) is a compound: dāna (दान), and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dāna-śabdāt (दान-शब्दात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāma-iṣṭau (काम-इष्टौ) and dāna-śabdāt (दान-शब्दात्).