11.1.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.31
परिमाणं चानियमेन स्यात्
parimāṇaṃ cāniyamena syāt
The line
Measure, by means of a compound: and, and the absence of a fixed rule, 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: parimāṇaṃ (परिमाणं) + ca-aniyamena (च-अनियमेन) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| parimāṇaṃ (परिमाणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | measure |
| ca-aniyamena (च-अनियमेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: and, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
parimāṇaṃ (परिमाणं) is measure. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca-aniyamena (च-अनियमेन) is a compound: and, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-aniyamena (च-अनियमेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss parimāṇaṃ (परिमाणं) and ca-aniyamena (च-अनियमेन).