10.7.71
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.71
क्रत्वन्तरे वा तन्न्यायत्वात् कर्मभेदात्
kratvantare vā tannyāyatvāt karmabhedāt
The line
In a compound: a rite, and a difference, an interval or, because of a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that, because of a compound: action, and a difference.
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: kratu-antare (क्रतु-अन्तरे) + vā (वा) + tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) + karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kratu-antare (क्रतु-अन्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a rite, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kratu-antare (क्रतु-अन्तरे) is a compound: a rite, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) is a compound: that, the rule, the right way, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) is a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kratu-antare (क्रतु-अन्तरे) and tat-nyāya-tvāt (तत्-न्याय-त्वात्).
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