11.2.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.2
अविधिश् चेत् कर्मणामभिसम्बन्धः प्रतीयेत तल्लक्षणार्थाभिसंयोगाद् विधित्वाच् चेतरेषां प्रतिप्रधानभावः स्यात्
avidhiś cet karmaṇām abhisambandhaḥ pratīyeta tallakṣaṇārthābhisaṃyogād vidhitvāc cetareṣāṃ pratipradhānabhāvaḥ syāt
The line
If you say that not an injunction, then a compound: action, and ṇāma (णाम), a compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection, would be understood, because of a compound: talla (तल्ल), kṣaṇā (क्षणा), rthābhi (र्थाभि), and conjunction, because of a compound: an injunction, and the state of being that, of cetareṣa (चेतरेष), a compound: toward, against, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a state, 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: a-vidhiḥ (अ-विधिः) + cet (चेत्) + karma-ṇāma (कर्म-णाम) + abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) + talla-kṣaṇā-rthābhi-saṃyogāt (तल्ल-क्षणा-र्थाभि-संयोगात्) + vidhi-tvāt (विधि-त्वात्) + cetareṣāṃ (चेतरेषां) + prati-pradhāna-bhāvaḥ (प्रति-प्रधान-भावः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| a-vidhiḥ (अ-विधिः) | nominative singular | not an injunction |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| karma-ṇāma (कर्म-णाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, and ṇāma (णाम). Read it from the end |
| abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
| talla-kṣaṇā-rthābhi-saṃyogāt (तल्ल-क्षणा-र्थाभि-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: talla (तल्ल), kṣaṇā (क्षणा), rthābhi (र्थाभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| vidhi-tvāt (विधि-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an injunction, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| cetareṣāṃ (चेतरेषां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | cetareṣa (चेतरेष) |
| prati-pradhāna-bhāvaḥ (प्रति-प्रधान-भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a state. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
a-vidhiḥ (अ-विधिः) is not an injunction. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it vidhiś (विधिश्). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. karma-ṇāma (कर्म-णाम) is a compound: action, and ṇāma (णाम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. abhi-sambandhaḥ (अभि-सम्बन्धः) is a compound: abhi (अभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
talla-kṣaṇā-rthābhi-saṃyogāt (तल्ल-क्षणा-र्थाभि-संयोगात्) is a compound: talla (तल्ल), kṣaṇā (क्षणा), rthābhi (र्थाभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tallakṣaṇārthābhisaṃyogād (तल्लक्षणार्थाभिसंयोगाद्). vidhi-tvāt (विधि-त्वात्) is a compound: an injunction, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhitvāc (विधित्वाच्). cetareṣāṃ (चेतरेषां) is cetareṣa (चेतरेष). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. prati-pradhāna-bhāvaḥ (प्रति-प्रधान-भावः) is a compound: toward, against, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a state. Read it from the end. 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
talla-kṣaṇā-rthābhi-saṃyogāt (तल्ल-क्षणा-र्थाभि-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhiś (विधिश्). The line writes it tallakṣaṇārthābhisaṃyogād (तल्लक्षणार्थाभिसंयोगाद्). The line writes it vidhitvāc (विधित्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss a-vidhiḥ (अ-विधिः) and karma-ṇāma (कर्म-णाम).