11.3.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.18
अङ्गप्रधानार्थो योगः सर्वापवर्गे विमोकः स्यात्
aṅgapradhānārtho yogaḥ sarvāpavarge vimokaḥ syāt
The line
A compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning, a joining, in a compound: all, and release, vimoka (विमोक), 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: aṅga-pradhāna-arthaḥ (अङ्ग-प्रधान-अर्थः) + yogaḥ (योगः) + sarva-apavarge (सर्व-अपवर्गे) + vimokaḥ (विमोकः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṅga-pradhāna-arthaḥ (अङ्ग-प्रधान-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| yogaḥ (योगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a joining |
| sarva-apavarge (सर्व-अपवर्गे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: all, and release. Read it from the end |
| vimokaḥ (विमोकः) | nominative singular, masculine | vimoka (विमोक) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
aṅga-pradhāna-arthaḥ (अङ्ग-प्रधान-अर्थः) is a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it aṅgapradhānārtho (अङ्गप्रधानार्थो). yogaḥ (योगः) is a joining. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sarva-apavarge (सर्व-अपवर्गे) is a compound: all, and release. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
vimokaḥ (विमोकः) is vimoka (विमोक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aṅga-pradhāna-arthaḥ (अङ्ग-प्रधान-अर्थः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it aṅgapradhānārtho (अङ्गप्रधानार्थो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṅga-pradhāna-arthaḥ (अङ्ग-प्रधान-अर्थः) and yogaḥ (योगः).