11.2.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.21
अपि वा कर्मपृथकत्वात् तेषां च तन्त्रविधानात् साङ्गानामुपदेशः स्यात्
api vā karmapṛthakatvāt teṣāṃ ca tantravidhānāt sāṅgānām upadeśaḥ syāt
The line
Even or, because of a compound: action, pṛtha (पृथ), and katva (कत्व), of of them and, because of a compound: a shared performance, and a rule, a compound: sāṅgā (साङ्गा), and by name, indeed, teaching, 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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + karma-pṛtha-katvāt (कर्म-पृथ-कत्वात्) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + ca (च) + tantra-vidhānāt (तन्त्र-विधानात्) + sāṅgā-nāma (साङ्गा-नाम) + upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| karma-pṛtha-katvāt (कर्म-पृथ-कत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, pṛtha (पृथ), and katva (कत्व). Read it from the end |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tantra-vidhānāt (तन्त्र-विधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a shared performance, and a rule. Read it from the end |
| sāṅgā-nāma (साङ्गा-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: sāṅgā (साङ्गा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | teaching |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. karma-pṛtha-katvāt (कर्म-पृथ-कत्वात्) is a compound: action, pṛtha (पृथ), and katva (कत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tantra-vidhānāt (तन्त्र-विधानात्) is a compound: a shared performance, and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. sāṅgā-nāma (साङ्गा-नाम) is a compound: sāṅgā (साङ्गा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) is teaching. 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
karma-pṛtha-katvāt (कर्म-पृथ-कत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma-pṛtha-katvāt (कर्म-पृथ-कत्वात्) and teṣāṃ (तेषां).