10.2.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.6
क्रिया वा मुख्यावदानपरिमाणात् सामन्यात् तद्गुणत्वम्
kriyā vā mukhyāvadānaparimāṇāt sāmanyāt tadguṇatvam
The line
An action or, because of a compound: mukhyā (मुख्या), vadāna (वदान), and measure, a compound: a sāman (सामन्) chant, and yāta (यात), a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that.
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: kriyā (क्रिया) + vā (वा) + mukhyā-vadāna-parimāṇāt (मुख्या-वदान-परिमाणात्) + sāman-yāta (सामन्-यात) + tadguṇa-tvam (तद्गुण-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kriyā (क्रिया) | nominative singular, feminine | an action |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| mukhyā-vadāna-parimāṇāt (मुख्या-वदान-परिमाणात्) | ablative singular | a compound: mukhyā (मुख्या), vadāna (वदान), and measure. Read it from the end |
| sāman-yāta (सामन्-यात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a sāman (सामन्) chant, and yāta (यात). Read it from the end |
| tadguṇa-tvam (तद्गुण-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kriyā (क्रिया) is an action. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. mukhyā-vadāna-parimāṇāt (मुख्या-वदान-परिमाणात्) is a compound: mukhyā (मुख्या), vadāna (वदान), and measure. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
sāman-yāta (सामन्-यात) is a compound: a sāman (सामन्) chant, and yāta (यात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tadguṇa-tvam (तद्गुण-त्वम्) is a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
mukhyā-vadāna-parimāṇāt (मुख्या-वदान-परिमाणात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kriyā (क्रिया) and mukhyā-vadāna-parimāṇāt (मुख्या-वदान-परिमाणात्).
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