11.1.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.26
लोके कर्मार्थलक्षणम्
loke karmārthalakṣaṇam
The line
In the world, a compound: action, a thing, a meaning, and a mark.
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. ekaśabdyāt (एकशब्द्यात्) from 11.1.25 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: loke (लोके) + karma-artha-lakṣaṇam (कर्म-अर्थ-लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| loke (लोके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the world |
| karma-artha-lakṣaṇam (कर्म-अर्थ-लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: action, a thing, a meaning, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
loke (लोके) is the world. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
karma-artha-lakṣaṇam (कर्म-अर्थ-लक्षणम्) is a compound: action, a thing, a meaning, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-artha-lakṣaṇam (कर्म-अर्थ-लक्षणम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss loke (लोके) and karma-artha-lakṣaṇam (कर्म-अर्थ-लक्षणम्).