11.2.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.7
कर्मणोऽश्रुतित्वाच् च
karmaṇo 'śrutitvāc ca
The line
karmaṇa (कर्मण), because of aśrutitva (अश्रुतित्व) and.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The line is short. śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) from 11.2.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: karmaṇo (कर्मणो) + aśrutitvāc (अश्रुतित्वाच्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karmaṇo (कर्मणो) | nominative singular, masculine | karmaṇa (कर्मण) |
| aśrutitvāc (अश्रुतित्वाच्) | ablative singular | aśrutitva (अश्रुतित्व) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
karmaṇo (कर्मणो) is karmaṇa (कर्मण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aśrutitvāc (अश्रुतित्वाच्) is aśrutitva (अश्रुतित्व). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karmaṇo (कर्मणो) and aśrutitvāc (अश्रुतित्वाच्).