11.1.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.23
शब्दार्थश् च तथा लोके
śabdārthaś ca tathā loke
The line
A compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning and, so, in that way, in the world.
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. sakṛt (सकृत्) from 11.1.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śabda-arthaḥ (शब्द-अर्थः) + ca (च) + tathā (तथा) + loke (लोके)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabda-arthaḥ (शब्द-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| loke (लोके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the world |
The phrases
śabda-arthaḥ (शब्द-अर्थः) is a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it śabdārthaś (शब्दार्थश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. loke (लोके) is the world. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-arthaḥ (शब्द-अर्थः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śabdārthaś (शब्दार्थश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-arthaḥ (शब्द-अर्थः) and loke (लोके).