10.7.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.23
अभक्षो वा कर्मभेदात् तस्याः सर्वप्रदानत्वात्
abhakṣo vā karmabhedāt tasyāḥ sarvapradānatvāt
The line
abhakṣa (अभक्ष) or, because of a compound: action, and a difference, of of that, because of a compound: all, and pradānatva (प्रदानत्व).
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: abhakṣo (अभक्षो) + vā (वा) + karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) + tasyāḥ (तस्याः) + sarva-pradānatvāt (सर्व-प्रदानत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhakṣo (अभक्षो) | nominative singular, masculine | abhakṣa (अभक्ष) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| tasyāḥ (तस्याः) | genitive singular, feminine | of that |
| sarva-pradānatvāt (सर्व-प्रदानत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, and pradānatva (प्रदानत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
abhakṣo (अभक्षो) is abhakṣa (अभक्ष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) is a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tasyāḥ (तस्याः) is of that. It stands as genitive singular, feminine. sarva-pradānatvāt (सर्व-प्रदानत्वात्) is a compound: all, and pradānatva (प्रदानत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-pradānatvāt (सर्व-प्रदानत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss abhakṣo (अभक्षो) and karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्).