11.2.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.1
एकदेशकालकर्तृत्व मुख्यानामेकशब्दोपदेशात्
ekadeśakālakartṛtva mukhyānām ekaśabdopadeśāt
The line
A compound: one part, time, an agent, and the state of being that, of primary, because of a compound: one, a word, and teaching.
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: ekadeśa-kāla-kartṛ-tva (एकदेश-काल-कर्तृ-त्व) + mukhyānām (मुख्यानाम्) + eka-śabda-upadeśāt (एक-शब्द-उपदेशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekadeśa-kāla-kartṛ-tva (एकदेश-काल-कर्तृ-त्व) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: one part, time, an agent, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| mukhyānām (मुख्यानाम्) | genitive plural | primary |
| eka-śabda-upadeśāt (एक-शब्द-उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, a word, and teaching. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekadeśa-kāla-kartṛ-tva (एकदेश-काल-कर्तृ-त्व) is a compound: one part, time, an agent, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. mukhyānām (मुख्यानाम्) is primary. It stands as genitive plural.
eka-śabda-upadeśāt (एक-शब्द-उपदेशात्) is a compound: one, a word, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ekadeśa-kāla-kartṛ-tva (एकदेश-काल-कर्तृ-त्व) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekadeśa-kāla-kartṛ-tva (एकदेश-काल-कर्तृ-त्व) and mukhyānām (मुख्यानाम्).