11.3.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.6
तत्कालस् तु यूपकर्मत्वात् तस्य धर्मविधानात् सर्वार्थानां च वचनादन्यकालत्वम्
tatkālas tu yūpakarmatvāt tasya dharmavidhānāt sarvārthānāṃ ca vacanād anyakālatvam
The line
A compound: that, and time but, a compound: yūpa (यूप), action, and tvāta (त्वात), of of that, his, because of a compound: dharma, a property, and a rule, of a compound: all, and a thing, a meaning and, because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: other, time, and the state of being that.
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-kālaḥ (तत्-कालः) + tu (तु) + yūpa-karma-tvāta (यूप-कर्म-त्वात) + tasya (तस्य) + dharma-vidhānāt (धर्म-विधानात्) + sarva-arthānāṃ (सर्व-अर्थानां) + ca (च) + vacanād (वचनाद्) + anya-kāla-tvam (अन्य-काल-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-kālaḥ (तत्-कालः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: that, and time. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| yūpa-karma-tvāta (यूप-कर्म-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: yūpa (यूप), action, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| dharma-vidhānāt (धर्म-विधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dharma, a property, and a rule. Read it from the end |
| sarva-arthānāṃ (सर्व-अर्थानां) | genitive plural | a compound: all, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| anya-kāla-tvam (अन्य-काल-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: other, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tat-kālaḥ (तत्-कालः) is a compound: that, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it tatkālas (तत्काल). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. yūpa-karma-tvāta (यूप-कर्म-त्वात) is a compound: yūpa (यूप), action, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. dharma-vidhānāt (धर्म-विधानात्) is a compound: dharma, a property, and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
sarva-arthānāṃ (सर्व-अर्थानां) is a compound: all, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. anya-kāla-tvam (अन्य-काल-त्वम्) is a compound: other, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
yūpa-karma-tvāta (यूप-कर्म-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tatkālas (तत्काल).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-kālaḥ (तत्-कालः) and yūpa-karma-tvāta (यूप-कर्म-त्वात).