11.2.68
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.68
अर्थकर्म वा शेषत्वाच् छ्रयणवत् तदर्थेन विधानात्
arthakarma vā śeṣatvāc chrayaṇavat tadarthena vidhānāt
The line
A compound: a thing, a meaning, and action or, because of a compound: the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that, chrayaṇavat (छ्रयणवत्), by means of for the sake of that, because of because of the rule.
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: artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) + vā (वा) + śeṣa-tvāt (शेष-त्वात्) + chrayaṇavat (छ्रयणवत्) + tadarthena (तदर्थेन) + vidhānāt (विधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and action. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śeṣa-tvāt (शेष-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| chrayaṇavat (छ्रयणवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tadarthena (तदर्थेन) | instrumental singular | for the sake of that |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
The phrases
artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. śeṣa-tvāt (शेष-त्वात्) is a compound: the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śeṣatvāc (शेषत्वाच्).
chrayaṇavat (छ्रयणवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tadarthena (तदर्थेन) is for the sake of that. It stands as instrumental singular. vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śeṣatvāc (शेषत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) and śeṣa-tvāt (शेष-त्वात्).