11.4.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.14
द्वादशाहे तु प्रकृतित्वादेकैकमहरपवृज्येत कर्मपृथक्त्वात्
dvādaśāhe tu prakṛtitvād ekaikam ahar apavṛjyeta karmapṛthaktvāt
The line
In dvādaśāha (द्वादशाह) but, because of a compound: nature, what is seen, and the state of being that, a compound: one, and one, ahar (अहर्), apavṛjyeta (अपवृज्येत), because of a compound: action, and separateness.
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: dvādaśāhe (द्वादशाहे) + tu (तु) + prakṛti-tvāt (प्रकृति-त्वात्) + eka-ekam (एक-एकम्) + ahar (अहर्) + apavṛjyeta (अपवृज्येत) + karma-pṛthaktvāt (कर्म-पृथक्त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvādaśāhe (द्वादशाहे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | dvādaśāha (द्वादशाह) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| prakṛti-tvāt (प्रकृति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| eka-ekam (एक-एकम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: one, and one. Read it from the end |
| ahar (अहर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| apavṛjyeta (अपवृज्येत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| karma-pṛthaktvāt (कर्म-पृथक्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and separateness. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dvādaśāhe (द्वादशाहे) is dvādaśāha (द्वादशाह). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. prakṛti-tvāt (प्रकृति-त्वात्) is a compound: nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prakṛtitvād (प्रकृतित्वाद्). eka-ekam (एक-एकम्) is a compound: one, and one. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ahar (अहर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. apavṛjyeta (अपवृज्येत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. karma-pṛthaktvāt (कर्म-पृथक्त्वात्) is a compound: action, and separateness. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-pṛthaktvāt (कर्म-पृथक्त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prakṛtitvād (प्रकृतित्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvādaśāhe (द्वादशाहे) and prakṛti-tvāt (प्रकृति-त्वात्).