11.1.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.10
आरम्भस्य शब्दपूर्वत्वात्
ārambhasya śabdapūrvatvāt
The line
Of a making by parts, because of a compound: a word, the earlier, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The line is short. kartṛ-vidheḥ (कर्तृ-विधेः) from 11.1.9 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ārambhasya (आरम्भस्य) + śabda-pūrva-tvāt (शब्द-पूर्व-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ārambhasya (आरम्भस्य) | genitive singular | a making by parts |
| śabda-pūrva-tvāt (शब्द-पूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ārambhasya (आरम्भस्य) is a making by parts. It stands as genitive singular.
śabda-pūrva-tvāt (शब्द-पूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: a word, the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-pūrva-tvāt (शब्द-पूर्व-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ārambhasya (आरम्भस्य) and śabda-pūrva-tvāt (शब्द-पूर्व-त्वात्).