11.3.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.37
मुख्यधारणं वा मरणस्यानियतत्वात्
mukhyadhāraṇaṃ vā maraṇasyāniyatatvāt
The line
A compound: primary, and a holding or, because of maraṇasyāniyatatva (मरणस्यानियतत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The line is short. yajamāna-saṃskāraḥ (यजमान-संस्कारः) from 11.3.36 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: mukhya-dhāraṇaṃ (मुख्य-धारणं) + vā (वा) + maraṇasyāniyatatvāt (मरणस्यानियतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mukhya-dhāraṇaṃ (मुख्य-धारणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: primary, and a holding. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| maraṇasyāniyatatvāt (मरणस्यानियतत्वात्) | ablative singular | maraṇasyāniyatatva (मरणस्यानियतत्व) |
The phrases
mukhya-dhāraṇaṃ (मुख्य-धारणं) is a compound: primary, and a holding. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
maraṇasyāniyatatvāt (मरणस्यानियतत्वात्) is maraṇasyāniyatatva (मरणस्यानियतत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
maraṇasyāniyatatvāt (मरणस्यानियतत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mukhya-dhāraṇaṃ (मुख्य-धारणं) and maraṇasyāniyatatvāt (मरणस्यानियतत्वात्).