11.1.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.16
विधेस् त्वेकश्रुतित्वादपर्यायविधानान् नित्यवच् छ्रुतभूताभिसंयोगादर्थेन युगपत्प्राप्तेर् यथाप्राप्तं स्वशब्दो निवीतवत् सर्वप्रयोगे प्रवृत्तिः स्यात्
vidhes tv ekaśrutitvād aparyāyavidhānān nityavac chrutabhūtābhisaṃyogād arthena yugapatprāpter yathāprāptaṃ svaśabdo nivītavat sarvaprayoge pravṛttiḥ syāt
The line
Of an injunction, the state of being that, because of a compound: one, scripture, and the state of being that, a compound: aparyāya (अपर्याय), and a rule, a compound: eternal, and vaca (वच), because of a compound: chru (छ्रु), tabhū (तभू), tābhi (ताभि), and conjunction, in in the thing, in the meaning, not yugapatprāpter (युगपत्प्राप्तेर्), a compound: as, and what does not already follow, a compound: one's own, and a word, nivītavat (निवीतवत्), in a compound: all, and a performance, activity, it would be, let it be granted.
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: vidheḥ (विधेः) + tva (त्व) + eka-śruti-tvāt (एक-श्रुति-त्वात्) + aparyāya-vidhānān (अपर्याय-विधानान्) + nitya-vaca (नित्य-वच) + chru-tabhū-tābhi-saṃyogāt (छ्रु-तभू-ताभि-संयोगात्) + arthe (अर्थे) + na (न) + yugapatprāpter (युगपत्प्राप्तेर्) + yathā-aprāptaṃ (यथा-अप्राप्तं) + sva-śabdaḥ (स्व-शब्दः) + nivītavat (निवीतवत्) + sarva-prayoge (सर्व-प्रयोगे) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidheḥ (विधेः) | genitive or ablative singular | an injunction |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| eka-śruti-tvāt (एक-श्रुति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, scripture, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| aparyāya-vidhānān (अपर्याय-विधानान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: aparyāya (अपर्याय), and a rule. Read it from the end |
| nitya-vaca (नित्य-वच) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: eternal, and vaca (वच). Read it from the end |
| chru-tabhū-tābhi-saṃyogāt (छ्रु-तभू-ताभि-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: chru (छ्रु), tabhū (तभू), tābhi (ताभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| arthe (अर्थे) | locative singular | in the thing, in the meaning |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| yugapatprāpter (युगपत्प्राप्तेर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| yathā-aprāptaṃ (यथा-अप्राप्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: as, and what does not already follow. Read it from the end |
| sva-śabdaḥ (स्व-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: one's own, and a word. Read it from the end |
| nivītavat (निवीतवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| sarva-prayoge (सर्व-प्रयोगे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: all, and a performance. Read it from the end |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vidheḥ (विधेः) is an injunction. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it vidhes. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eka-śruti-tvāt (एक-श्रुति-त्वात्) is a compound: one, scripture, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ekaśrutitvād (एकश्रुतित्वाद्). aparyāya-vidhānān (अपर्याय-विधानान्) is a compound: aparyāya (अपर्याय), and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. nitya-vaca (नित्य-वच) is a compound: eternal, and vaca (वच). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. chru-tabhū-tābhi-saṃyogāt (छ्रु-तभू-ताभि-संयोगात्) is a compound: chru (छ्रु), tabhū (तभू), tābhi (ताभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it chrutabhūtābhisaṃyogād (छ्रुतभूताभिसंयोगाद्). arthe (अर्थे) is in the thing, in the meaning. It stands as locative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as arthena.
yugapatprāpter (युगपत्प्राप्तेर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. yathā-aprāptaṃ (यथा-अप्राप्तं) is a compound: as, and what does not already follow. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sva-śabdaḥ (स्व-शब्दः) is a compound: one's own, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it svaśabdo (स्वशब्दो). nivītavat (निवीतवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. sarva-prayoge (सर्व-प्रयोगे) is a compound: all, and a performance. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
chru-tabhū-tābhi-saṃyogāt (छ्रु-तभू-ताभि-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhes. The line writes it ekaśrutitvād (एकश्रुतित्वाद्). The line writes it chrutabhūtābhisaṃyogād (छ्रुतभूताभिसंयोगाद्). The line joins them as arthena. The line writes it svaśabdo (स्वशब्दो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidheḥ (विधेः) and tva (त्व).
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11.1.17. So, in that way, because of a compound: action, teaching, and the state of being that.