11.1.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.1
प्रयोजनाभिसम्बन्धात् पृथक् सतां ततः स्यादैककर्म्यमेकशब्दाभिसंयोगात्
prayojanābhisambandhāt pṛthak satāṃ tataḥ syād aikakarmyam ekaśabdābhisaṃyogāt
The line
Because of a compound: prayo (प्रयो), janābhi (जनाभि), and a connection, separately, of what is, from that, then, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, being one and the same act, because of a compound: ekaśa (एकश), bdābhi (ब्दाभि), and conjunction.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: prayo-janābhi-sambandhāt (प्रयो-जनाभि-सम्बन्धात्) + pṛthak (पृथक्) + satāṃ (सतां) + tataḥ (ततः) + syād (स्याद्) + aikakarmyam (ऐककर्म्यम्) + ekaśa-bdābhi-saṃyogāt (एकश-ब्दाभि-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prayo-janābhi-sambandhāt (प्रयो-जनाभि-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: prayo (प्रयो), janābhi (जनाभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
| pṛthak (पृथक्) | indeclinable | separately |
| satāṃ (सतां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | what is |
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | from that, then |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| aikakarmyam (ऐककर्म्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | being one and the same act |
| ekaśa-bdābhi-saṃyogāt (एकश-ब्दाभि-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: ekaśa (एकश), bdābhi (ब्दाभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prayo-janābhi-sambandhāt (प्रयो-जनाभि-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: prayo (प्रयो), janābhi (जनाभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pṛthak (पृथक्) is separately. It stands as indeclinable. satāṃ (सतां) is what is. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. tataḥ (ततः) is from that, then. It stands as indeclinable.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. aikakarmyam (ऐककर्म्यम्) is being one and the same act. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ekaśa-bdābhi-saṃyogāt (एकश-ब्दाभि-संयोगात्) is a compound: ekaśa (एकश), bdābhi (ब्दाभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayo-janābhi-sambandhāt (प्रयो-जनाभि-सम्बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prayo-janābhi-sambandhāt (प्रयो-जनाभि-सम्बन्धात्) and pṛthak (पृथक्).