11.3.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.23
तत्कालात् त्वादावर्तेत प्रयागतो विशेषसम्बन्धात्
tatkālāt tv ādāvarteta prayāgato viśeṣasambandhāt
The line
Because of a compound: that, and time, the state of being that, ādāvarteta (आदावर्तेत), a compound: prayā (प्रया), and gone, because of a compound: a difference, and a connection.
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: tat-kālāt (तत्-कालात्) + tva (त्व) + ādāvarteta (आदावर्तेत) + prayā-gataḥ (प्रया-गतः) + viśeṣa-sambandhāt (विशेष-सम्बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-kālāt (तत्-कालात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and time. Read it from the end |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| ādāvarteta (आदावर्तेत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| prayā-gataḥ (प्रया-गतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: prayā (प्रया), and gone. Read it from the end |
| viśeṣa-sambandhāt (विशेष-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a difference, and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tat-kālāt (तत्-कालात्) is a compound: that, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. ādāvarteta (आदावर्तेत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
prayā-gataḥ (प्रया-गतः) is a compound: prayā (प्रया), and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it prayāgato (प्रयागतो). viśeṣa-sambandhāt (विशेष-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: a difference, and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣa-sambandhāt (विशेष-सम्बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prayāgato (प्रयागतो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-kālāt (तत्-कालात्) and tva (त्व).
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