11.2.58
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.58
दशपेये क्रयप्रतिकर्षात् प्रतिकर्षस् ततः प्राचां तत्समानं तन्त्रं स्यात्
daśapeye krayapratikarṣāt pratikarṣas tataḥ prācāṃ tatsamānaṃ tantraṃ syāt
The line
In daśapeya (दशपेय), because of a compound: kraya (क्रय), toward, against, and karṣa (कर्ष), a compound: toward, against, and karṣa (कर्ष), from that, then, of prāca (प्राच), a compound: that, and the same, a shared performance, 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: daśapeye (दशपेये) + kraya-prati-karṣāt (क्रय-प्रति-कर्षात्) + prati-karṣaḥ (प्रति-कर्षः) + tataḥ (ततः) + prācāṃ (प्राचां) + tat-samānaṃ (तत्-समानं) + tantraṃ (तन्त्रं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| daśapeye (दशपेये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | daśapeya (दशपेय) |
| kraya-prati-karṣāt (क्रय-प्रति-कर्षात्) | ablative singular | a compound: kraya (क्रय), toward, against, and karṣa (कर्ष). Read it from the end |
| prati-karṣaḥ (प्रति-कर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and karṣa (कर्ष). Read it from the end |
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | from that, then |
| prācāṃ (प्राचां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | prāca (प्राच) |
| tat-samānaṃ (तत्-समानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: that, and the same. Read it from the end |
| tantraṃ (तन्त्रं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a shared performance |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
daśapeye (दशपेये) is daśapeya (दशपेय). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kraya-prati-karṣāt (क्रय-प्रति-कर्षात्) is a compound: kraya (क्रय), toward, against, and karṣa (कर्ष). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. prati-karṣaḥ (प्रति-कर्षः) is a compound: toward, against, and karṣa (कर्ष). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratikarṣas (प्रतिकर्ष). tataḥ (ततः) is from that, then. It stands as indeclinable.
prācāṃ (प्राचां) is prāca (प्राच). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. tat-samānaṃ (तत्-समानं) is a compound: that, and the same. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tantraṃ (तन्त्रं) is a shared performance. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kraya-prati-karṣāt (क्रय-प्रति-कर्षात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratikarṣas (प्रतिकर्ष).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss daśapeye (दशपेये) and kraya-prati-karṣāt (क्रय-प्रति-कर्षात्).