11.3.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.1
अङ्गानां मुख्यकालत्वाद् वचनादन्यकालत्वम्
aṅgānāṃ mukhyakālatvād vacanād anyakālatvam
The line
Of a limb, a subsidiary part, because of a compound: primary, time, and the state of being that, because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: other, time, and the state of being that.
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: aṅgānāṃ (अङ्गानां) + mukhya-kāla-tvāt (मुख्य-काल-त्वात्) + vacanād (वचनाद्) + anya-kāla-tvam (अन्य-काल-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṅgānāṃ (अङ्गानां) | genitive plural | a limb, a subsidiary part |
| mukhya-kāla-tvāt (मुख्य-काल-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: primary, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| anya-kāla-tvam (अन्य-काल-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: other, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
aṅgānāṃ (अङ्गानां) is a limb, a subsidiary part. It stands as genitive plural. mukhya-kāla-tvāt (मुख्य-काल-त्वात्) is a compound: primary, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it mukhyakālatvād (मुख्यकालत्वाद्).
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. anya-kāla-tvam (अन्य-काल-त्वम्) is a compound: other, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
mukhya-kāla-tvāt (मुख्य-काल-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it mukhyakālatvād (मुख्यकालत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṅgānāṃ (अङ्गानां) and mukhya-kāla-tvāt (मुख्य-काल-त्वात्).