11.2.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.23
फलैकत्वादिष्टिशब्दो यथान्यत्र
phalaikatvād iṣṭiśabdo yathānyatra
The line
Because of a compound: a fruit, one, and the state of being that, a compound: an offering of cake, and a word, as, elsewhere.
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: phala-eka-tvāt (फल-एक-त्वात्) + iṣṭi-śabdaḥ (इष्टि-शब्दः) + yathā (यथा) + anyatra (अन्यत्र)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-eka-tvāt (फल-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| iṣṭi-śabdaḥ (इष्टि-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an offering of cake, and a word. Read it from the end |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| anyatra (अन्यत्र) | indeclinable | elsewhere |
The phrases
phala-eka-tvāt (फल-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a fruit, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it phalaikatvād (फलैकत्वाद्). iṣṭi-śabdaḥ (इष्टि-शब्दः) is a compound: an offering of cake, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it iṣṭiśabdo (इष्टिशब्दो).
yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. anyatra (अन्यत्र) is elsewhere. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as yathānyatra (यथान्यत्र).
Sanskrit in this line
phala-eka-tvāt (फल-एक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalaikatvād (फलैकत्वाद्). The line writes it iṣṭiśabdo (इष्टिशब्दो). The line joins them as yathānyatra (यथान्यत्र).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-eka-tvāt (फल-एक-त्वात्) and iṣṭi-śabdaḥ (इष्टि-शब्दः).