10.2.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.5
अकर्म वा चतुर्भिराप्तिवचनात् सह पूर्णं पुनश् चतुरवत्तम्
akarma vā caturbhir āptivacanāt saha pūrṇaṃ punaś caturavattam
The line
Not an action or, a compound: four, and bhira (भिर), because of a compound: āpti (आप्ति), and a statement, together with, pūrṇa (पूर्ण), again, caturavatta (चतुरवत्त).
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) + catur-bhira (चतुर्-भिर) + āpti-vacanāt (आप्ति-वचनात्) + saha (सह) + pūrṇaṃ (पूर्णं) + punaḥ (पुनः) + caturavattam (चतुरवत्तम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| a-karma (अ-कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not an action |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| catur-bhira (चतुर्-भिर) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: four, and bhira (भिर). Read it from the end |
| āpti-vacanāt (आप्ति-वचनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: āpti (आप्ति), and a statement. Read it from the end |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| pūrṇaṃ (पूर्णं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pūrṇa (पूर्ण) |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| caturavattam (चतुरवत्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | caturavatta (चतुरवत्त) |
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. catur-bhira (चतुर्-भिर) is a compound: four, and bhira (भिर). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. āpti-vacanāt (आप्ति-वचनात्) is a compound: āpti (आप्ति), and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable. pūrṇaṃ (पूर्णं) is pūrṇa (पूर्ण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. The line writes it punaś (पुनश्). caturavattam (चतुरवत्तम्) is caturavatta (चतुरवत्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
āpti-vacanāt (आप्ति-वचनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it punaś (पुनश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss a-karma (अ-कर्म) and catur-bhira (चतुर्-भिर).