11.1.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.32
फलस्यारम्भनिर्वृत्तेः क्रतुषु स्यात् फलान्यत्वम्
phalasyārambhanirvṛtteḥ kratuṣu syāt phalānyatvam
The line
Of a compound: a fruit, syāra (स्यार), mbha (म्भ), and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त), in a rite, it would be, let it be granted, a compound: a fruit, other, and the state of being that.
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: phala-syāra-mbha-nirvṛtteḥ (फल-स्यार-म्भ-निर्वृत्तेः) + kratuṣu (क्रतुषु) + syāt (स्यात्) + phala-anya-tvam (फल-अन्य-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-syāra-mbha-nirvṛtteḥ (फल-स्यार-म्भ-निर्वृत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, syāra (स्यार), mbha (म्भ), and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त). Read it from the end |
| kratuṣu (क्रतुषु) | locative plural | a rite |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| phala-anya-tvam (फल-अन्य-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a fruit, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
phala-syāra-mbha-nirvṛtteḥ (फल-स्यार-म्भ-निर्वृत्तेः) is a compound: a fruit, syāra (स्यार), mbha (म्भ), and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. kratuṣu (क्रतुषु) is a rite. It stands as locative plural.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. phala-anya-tvam (फल-अन्य-त्वम्) is a compound: a fruit, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-syāra-mbha-nirvṛtteḥ (फल-स्यार-म्भ-निर्वृत्तेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-syāra-mbha-nirvṛtteḥ (फल-स्यार-म्भ-निर्वृत्तेः) and kratuṣu (क्रतुषु).