11.2.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.4
यदि तु कर्मणो विधिसम्बन्धः स्यादैकशब्द्यात् प्रधानार्थाभिधासंयोगात्
yadi tu karmaṇo vidhisambandhaḥ syād aikaśabdyāt pradhānārthābhidhāsaṃyogāt
The line
If but, of of the action, from the action, a compound: an injunction, and a connection, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of aikaśabdya (ऐकशब्द्य), because of a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nārthā (नार्था), bhidhā (भिधा), and conjunction.
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: yadi (यदि) + tu (तु) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + vidhi-sambandhaḥ (विधि-सम्बन्धः) + syād (स्याद्) + aikaśabdyāt (ऐकशब्द्यात्) + pradhā-nārthā-bhidhā-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नार्था-भिधा-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| vidhi-sambandhaḥ (विधि-सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an injunction, and a connection. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| aikaśabdyāt (ऐकशब्द्यात्) | ablative singular | aikaśabdya (ऐकशब्द्य) |
| pradhā-nārthā-bhidhā-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नार्था-भिधा-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nārthā (नार्था), bhidhā (भिधा), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it karmaṇo (कर्मणो). vidhi-sambandhaḥ (विधि-सम्बन्धः) is a compound: an injunction, and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. aikaśabdyāt (ऐकशब्द्यात्) is aikaśabdya (ऐकशब्द्य). It stands as ablative singular. pradhā-nārthā-bhidhā-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नार्था-भिधा-संयोगात्) is a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nārthā (नार्था), bhidhā (भिधा), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhā-nārthā-bhidhā-saṃyogāt (प्रधा-नार्था-भिधा-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it karmaṇo (कर्मणो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) and vidhi-sambandhaḥ (विधि-सम्बन्धः).
Next
11.2.5. So, in that way, a compound: the state of being that, other, a thing, a meaning, and seeing.