11.4.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.1
चोदनैकत्वाद् राजसूयेऽनुक्तदेशकालानां समवायात् तन्त्रमङ्गानि
codanaikatvād rājasūye 'nuktadeśakālānāṃ samavāyāt tantram aṅgāni
The line
Because of a compound: a command, one, and the state of being that, in rājasūya (राजसूय), of a compound: what has not been said, a place, and time, because of because of inherence, a shared performance, a limb, a subsidiary part.
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: codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) + rājasūye (राजसूये) + anukta-deśa-kālānāṃ (अनुक्त-देश-कालानां) + samavāyāt (समवायात्) + tantram (तन्त्रम्) + aṅgāni (अङ्गानि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a command, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| rājasūye (राजसूये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | rājasūya (राजसूय) |
| anukta-deśa-kālānāṃ (अनुक्त-देश-कालानां) | genitive plural | a compound: what has not been said, a place, and time. Read it from the end |
| samavāyāt (समवायात्) | ablative singular | because of inherence |
| tantram (तन्त्रम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a shared performance |
| aṅgāni (अङ्गानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a limb, a subsidiary part |
The phrases
codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a command, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it codanaikatvād (चोदनैकत्वाद्). rājasūye (राजसूये) is rājasūya (राजसूय). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. anukta-deśa-kālānāṃ (अनुक्त-देश-कालानां) is a compound: what has not been said, a place, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
samavāyāt (समवायात्) is because of inherence. It stands as ablative singular. tantram (तन्त्रम्) is a shared performance. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aṅgāni (अङ्गानि) is a limb, a subsidiary part. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
anukta-deśa-kālānāṃ (अनुक्त-देश-कालानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it codanaikatvād (चोदनैकत्वाद्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) and rājasūye (राजसूये).