11.2.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.25
कालभेदात् त्वावृत्तिर् देवताभेदे
kālabhedāt tv āvṛttir devatābhede
The line
Because of a difference of time, the state of being that, āvṛttir (आवृत्तिर्), in a compound: a deity, and a difference.
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: kālabhedāt (कालभेदात्) + tva (त्व) + āvṛttir (आवृत्तिर्) + devatā-bhede (देवता-भेदे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kālabhedāt (कालभेदात्) | ablative singular | a difference of time |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| āvṛttir (आवृत्तिर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| devatā-bhede (देवता-भेदे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a deity, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kālabhedāt (कालभेदात्) is a difference of time. It stands as ablative singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
āvṛttir (आवृत्तिर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. devatā-bhede (देवता-भेदे) is a compound: a deity, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
devatā-bhede (देवता-भेदे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kālabhedāt (कालभेदात्) and tva (त्व).