11.2.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.14
नैकदेशत्वात् पशुवत्
naikadeśatvāt paśuvat
The line
Not because of a compound: one part, and the state of being that, a compound: an animal offering, and possessing.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The line is short. kālabhedān (कालभेदान्) from 11.2.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + ekadeśa-tvāt (एकदेश-त्वात्) + paśu-vat (पशु-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ekadeśa-tvāt (एकदेश-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one part, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| paśu-vat (पशु-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an animal offering, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ekadeśa-tvāt (एकदेश-त्वात्) is a compound: one part, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
paśu-vat (पशु-वत्) is a compound: an animal offering, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
ekadeśa-tvāt (एकदेश-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekadeśa-tvāt (एकदेश-त्वात्) and paśu-vat (पशु-वत्).