11.1.55
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.55
एकार्थ्यादव्यवायः स्यात्
ekārthyād avyavāyaḥ syāt
The line
Because of ekārthya (एकार्थ्य), avyavāya (अव्यवाय), 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: ekārthyād (एकार्थ्याद्) + avyavāyaḥ (अव्यवायः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekārthyād (एकार्थ्याद्) | ablative singular | ekārthya (एकार्थ्य) |
| avyavāyaḥ (अव्यवायः) | nominative singular, masculine | avyavāya (अव्यवाय) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
ekārthyād (एकार्थ्याद्) is ekārthya (एकार्थ्य). It stands as ablative singular. avyavāyaḥ (अव्यवायः) is avyavāya (अव्यवाय). 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
ekārthyād (एकार्थ्याद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekārthyād (एकार्थ्याद्) and avyavāyaḥ (अव्यवायः).