11.3.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.22
सुब्रह्मण्या तु तन्त्रं दीक्षावदन्यकालत्वात्
subrahmaṇyā tu tantraṃ dīkṣāvadanyakālatvāt
The line
subrahmaṇya (सुब्रह्मण्य) but, a shared performance, a compound: dīkṣā (दीक्षा), vadanya (वदन्य), time, and tvāta (त्वात).
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: subrahmaṇyā (सुब्रह्मण्या) + tu (तु) + tantraṃ (तन्त्रं) + dīkṣā-vadanya-kāla-tvāta (दीक्षा-वदन्य-काल-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| subrahmaṇyā (सुब्रह्मण्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | subrahmaṇya (सुब्रह्मण्य) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tantraṃ (तन्त्रं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a shared performance |
| dīkṣā-vadanya-kāla-tvāta (दीक्षा-वदन्य-काल-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: dīkṣā (दीक्षा), vadanya (वदन्य), time, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
subrahmaṇyā (सुब्रह्मण्या) is subrahmaṇya (सुब्रह्मण्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
tantraṃ (तन्त्रं) is a shared performance. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dīkṣā-vadanya-kāla-tvāta (दीक्षा-वदन्य-काल-त्वात) is a compound: dīkṣā (दीक्षा), vadanya (वदन्य), time, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
dīkṣā-vadanya-kāla-tvāta (दीक्षा-वदन्य-काल-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss subrahmaṇyā (सुब्रह्मण्या) and tantraṃ (तन्त्रं).