11.1.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.20
कर्मण्यारम्भभाव्यत्वात् कृषिवत् प्रत्यारम्भं फलानि स्युः
karmaṇy ārambhabhāvyatvāt kṛṣivat pratyārambhaṃ phalāni syuḥ
The line
karmaṇy (कर्मण्य्), because of a compound: a making by parts, and bhāvyatva (भाव्यत्व), a compound: ploughing, and possessing, a compound: toward, against, and a making by parts, a fruit, they would be.
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: karmaṇy (कर्मण्य्) + ārambha-bhāvyatvāt (आरम्भ-भाव्यत्वात्) + kṛṣi-vat (कृषि-वत्) + prati-ārambhaṃ (प्रति-आरम्भं) + phalāni (फलानि) + syuḥ (स्युः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karmaṇy (कर्मण्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ārambha-bhāvyatvāt (आरम्भ-भाव्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a making by parts, and bhāvyatva (भाव्यत्व). Read it from the end |
| kṛṣi-vat (कृषि-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: ploughing, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| prati-ārambhaṃ (प्रति-आरम्भं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and a making by parts. Read it from the end |
| phalāni (फलानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a fruit |
| syuḥ (स्युः) | optative, third person plural | they would be |
The phrases
karmaṇy (कर्मण्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ārambha-bhāvyatvāt (आरम्भ-भाव्यत्वात्) is a compound: a making by parts, and bhāvyatva (भाव्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. kṛṣi-vat (कृषि-वत्) is a compound: ploughing, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
prati-ārambhaṃ (प्रति-आरम्भं) is a compound: toward, against, and a making by parts. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. phalāni (फलानि) is a fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. syuḥ (स्युः) is they would be. It stands as optative, third person plural.
Sanskrit in this line
ārambha-bhāvyatvāt (आरम्भ-भाव्यत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karmaṇy (कर्मण्य्) and ārambha-bhāvyatvāt (आरम्भ-भाव्यत्वात्).