10.3.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.11
विधित्वं चाविशिष्ठमेवं प्राकृतानां वैकृतैः कर्मणायोगात् तस्मात् सर्वं प्रधानार्थम्
vidhitvaṃ cāviśiṣṭham evaṃ prākṛtānāṃ vaikṛtaiḥ karmaṇāyogāt tasmāt sarvaṃ pradhānārtham
The line
A compound: an injunction, and the state of being that, cāviśiṣṭha (चाविशिष्ठ) thus, of belonging to the original, by means of a compound: indeed, and made, done, because of a compound: action, and ṇāyoga (णायोग), because of from that, all, a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning.
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: vidhi-tvaṃ (विधि-त्वं) + cāviśiṣṭham (चाविशिष्ठम्) + evaṃ (एवं) + prākṛtānāṃ (प्राकृतानां) + vai-kṛtaiḥ (वै-कृतैः) + karma-ṇāyogāt (कर्म-णायोगात्) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + pradhāna-artham (प्रधान-अर्थम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhi-tvaṃ (विधि-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: an injunction, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| cāviśiṣṭham (चाविशिष्ठम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | cāviśiṣṭha (चाविशिष्ठ) |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| prākṛtānāṃ (प्राकृतानां) | genitive plural | belonging to the original |
| vai-kṛtaiḥ (वै-कृतैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: indeed, and made, done. Read it from the end |
| karma-ṇāyogāt (कर्म-णायोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and ṇāyoga (णायोग). Read it from the end |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| pradhāna-artham (प्रधान-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vidhi-tvaṃ (विधि-त्वं) is a compound: an injunction, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cāviśiṣṭham (चाविशिष्ठम्) is cāviśiṣṭha (चाविशिष्ठ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. prākṛtānāṃ (प्राकृतानां) is belonging to the original. It stands as genitive plural. vai-kṛtaiḥ (वै-कृतैः) is a compound: indeed, and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural.
karma-ṇāyogāt (कर्म-णायोगात्) is a compound: action, and ṇāyoga (णायोग). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. sarvaṃ (सर्वं) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pradhāna-artham (प्रधान-अर्थम्) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhāna-artham (प्रधान-अर्थम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhi-tvaṃ (विधि-त्वं) and cāviśiṣṭham (चाविशिष्ठम्).