11.1.51
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.51
सर्वप्रायिणापि लिङ्गेन संयुज्यते देवताभिसंयोगात्
sarvaprāyiṇāpi liṅgena saṃyujyate devatābhisaṃyogāt
The line
A compound: all, and prāyiṇa (प्रायिण) even, by means of a mark, in saṃyujyata (संयुज्यत), because of a compound: deva (देव), tābhi (ताभि), and conjunction.
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: sarva-prāyiṇa (सर्व-प्रायिण) + api (अपि) + liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) + saṃyujyate (संयुज्यते) + deva-tābhi-saṃyogāt (देव-ताभि-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-prāyiṇa (सर्व-प्रायिण) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: all, and prāyiṇa (प्रायिण). Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) | instrumental singular | a mark |
| saṃyujyate (संयुज्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃyujyata (संयुज्यत) |
| deva-tābhi-saṃyogāt (देव-ताभि-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: deva (देव), tābhi (ताभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sarva-prāyiṇa (सर्व-प्रायिण) is a compound: all, and prāyiṇa (प्रायिण). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as sarvaprāyiṇāpi (सर्वप्रायिणापि). liṅgena (लिङ्गेन) is a mark. It stands as instrumental singular.
saṃyujyate (संयुज्यते) is saṃyujyata (संयुज्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. deva-tābhi-saṃyogāt (देव-ताभि-संयोगात्) is a compound: deva (देव), tābhi (ताभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
deva-tābhi-saṃyogāt (देव-ताभि-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as sarvaprāyiṇāpi (सर्वप्रायिणापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-prāyiṇa (सर्व-प्रायिण) and liṅgena (लिङ्गेन).