11.1.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.33
अर्थवांस् तु नैकत्वादभ्यासः स्यादनर्थको यथा भोजनमेकस्मिन्नर्थस्यापरिमाणत्वात् प्रधाने च क्रियार्थत्वादनियमः स्यात्
arthavāṃs tu naikatvād abhyāsaḥ syād anarthako yathā bhojanam ekasminn arthasyāparimāṇatvāt pradhāne ca kriyārthatvād aniyamaḥ syāt
The line
A compound: a thing, a meaning, and vāṃsa (वांस) but, not because of a compound: one, and the state of being that, practice, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of no point, as, bhojana (भोजन), ekasminn (एकस्मिन्न्), because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, syāpa (स्याप), rimā (रिमा), and ṇatva (णत्व), in the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) and, because of a compound: an act, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, 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: artha-vāṃsa (अर्थ-वांस) + tu (तु) + na (न) + eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) + abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) + syād (स्याद्) + anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) + yathā (यथा) + bhojanam (भोजनम्) + ekasminn (एकस्मिन्न्) + artha-syāpa-rimā-ṇatvāt (अर्थ-स्याप-रिमा-णत्वात्) + pradhāne (प्रधाने) + ca (च) + kriyā-artha-tvāt (क्रिया-अर्थ-त्वात्) + aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-vāṃsa (अर्थ-वांस) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and vāṃsa (वांस). Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) | nominative singular, masculine | practice |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) | nominative singular, masculine | of no point |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| bhojanam (भोजनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | bhojana (भोजन) |
| ekasminn (एकस्मिन्न्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| artha-syāpa-rimā-ṇatvāt (अर्थ-स्याप-रिमा-णत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, syāpa (स्याप), rimā (रिमा), and ṇatva (णत्व). Read it from the end |
| pradhāne (प्रधाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kriyā-artha-tvāt (क्रिया-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an act, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
artha-vāṃsa (अर्थ-वांस) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and vāṃsa (वांस). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्) is a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ekatvād (एकत्वाद्). abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) is practice. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) is of no point. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anarthako. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable.
bhojanam (भोजनम्) is bhojana (भोजन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ekasminn (एकस्मिन्न्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. artha-syāpa-rimā-ṇatvāt (अर्थ-स्याप-रिमा-णत्वात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, syāpa (स्याप), rimā (रिमा), and ṇatva (णत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pradhāne (प्रधाने) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kriyā-artha-tvāt (क्रिया-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: an act, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it kriyārthatvād (क्रियार्थत्वाद्). aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-syāpa-rimā-ṇatvāt (अर्थ-स्याप-रिमा-णत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekatvād (एकत्वाद्). The line writes it anarthako. The line writes it kriyārthatvād (क्रियार्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-vāṃsa (अर्थ-वांस) and eka-tvāt (एक-त्वात्).