11.3.49
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.49
उत्कर्षः संयोगात् कालमात्रमितरत्र
utkarṣaḥ saṃyogāt kālamātram itaratra
The line
A raising, because of conjunction, a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र), itaratra (इतरत्र).
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: utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) + saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) + kāla-mātram (काल-मात्रम्) + itaratra (इतरत्र)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | a raising |
| saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) | ablative singular | conjunction |
| kāla-mātram (काल-मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| itaratra (इतरत्र) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) is a raising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) is conjunction. It stands as ablative singular.
kāla-mātram (काल-मात्रम्) is a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. itaratra (इतरत्र) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
kāla-mātram (काल-मात्रम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) and saṃyogāt (संयोगात्).