11.2.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.6
श्रुतिश् चैषां प्रधानवत् कर्मश्रुतेः परार्थत्वात्
śrutiś caiṣāṃ pradhānavat karmaśruteḥ parārthatvāt
The line
Scripture, of caiṣa (चैष), a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and possessing, an action, because of because of scripture, of scripture, because of because it is for another's sake.
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: śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) + caiṣāṃ (चैषां) + pradhāna-vat (प्रधान-वत्) + karma (कर्म) + śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | scripture |
| caiṣāṃ (चैषां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | caiṣa (चैष) |
| pradhāna-vat (प्रधान-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and possessing. Read it from the end |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | because of scripture, of scripture |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
The phrases
śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) is scripture. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line writes it śrutiś (श्रुतिश्). caiṣāṃ (चैषां) is caiṣa (चैष). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. pradhāna-vat (प्रधान-वत्) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) is because of scripture, of scripture. It stands as ablative or genitive singular. The line joins them as karmaśruteḥ (कर्मश्रुतेः). parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhāna-vat (प्रधान-वत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrutiś (श्रुतिश्). The line joins them as karmaśruteḥ (कर्मश्रुतेः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) and caiṣāṃ (चैषां).
Next
11.2.7. karmaṇa (कर्मण), because of aśrutitva (अश्रुतित्व) and.