11.3.33

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.33

न कृत्स्नस्य पुनः प्रयोगात् प्रधानवत्

na kṛtsnasya punaḥ prayogāt pradhānavat

The line

Not of kṛtsna (कृत्स्न), again, because of from the use, a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and possessing.

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: na (न) + kṛtsnasya (कृत्स्नस्य) + punaḥ (पुनः) + prayogāt (प्रयोगात्) + pradhāna-vat (प्रधान-वत्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
na (न)indeclinablenot
kṛtsnasya (कृत्स्नस्य)genitive singularkṛtsna (कृत्स्न)
punaḥ (पुनः)indeclinableagain
prayogāt (प्रयोगात्)ablative singularfrom the use
pradhāna-vat (प्रधान-वत्)a compound, the ending is on the last membera compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and possessing. Read it from the end

The phrases

na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kṛtsnasya (कृत्स्नस्य) is kṛtsna (कृत्स्न). It stands as genitive singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable.

prayogāt (प्रयोगात्) is from the use. It stands as ablative singular. pradhāna-vat (प्रधान-वत्) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.

Sanskrit in this line

pradhāna-vat (प्रधान-वत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss kṛtsnasya (कृत्स्नस्य) and prayogāt (प्रयोगात्).

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