10.3.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.36
दाने पाकोऽर्थलक्षणः
dāne pāko 'rthalakṣaṇaḥ
The line
In dāna (दान), pāka (पाक), a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a mark.
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: dāne (दाने) + pāko (पाको) + artha-lakṣaṇaḥ (अर्थ-लक्षणः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dāne (दाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | dāna (दान) |
| pāko (पाको) | nominative singular, masculine | pāka (पाक) |
| artha-lakṣaṇaḥ (अर्थ-लक्षणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dāne (दाने) is dāna (दान). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pāko (पाको) is pāka (पाक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
artha-lakṣaṇaḥ (अर्थ-लक्षणः) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-lakṣaṇaḥ (अर्थ-लक्षणः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dāne (दाने) and pāko (पाको).
Next
10.3.37. A compound: pāka (पाक), and standing, because of cānnakārittva (चान्नकारित्त्व).