10.2.61
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.61
क्रिया स्याद् धर्ममात्राणाम्
kriyā syād dharmamātrāṇām
The line
An action, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of a compound: dharma, a property, and mātra (मात्र).
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) + syād (स्याद्) + dharma-mātrāṇām (धर्म-मात्राणाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kriyā (क्रिया) | nominative singular, feminine | an action |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| dharma-mātrāṇām (धर्म-मात्राणाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: dharma, a property, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
The phrases
kriyā (क्रिया) is an action. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
dharma-mātrāṇām (धर्म-मात्राणाम्) is a compound: dharma, a property, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-mātrāṇām (धर्म-मात्राणाम्) 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 syād (स्याद्).
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10.2.62. In a compound: a quality, and lopa (लोप) and, of primary.