11.4.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.21
चोदनापृथक्त्वे त्वैकतन्त्र्यं समवेतानां कालसंयोगात्
codanāpṛthaktve tv aikatantryaṃ samavetānāṃ kālasaṃyogāt
The line
In a compound: a command, and separateness, the state of being that, aikatantrya (ऐकतन्त्र्य), of a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and veta (वेत), because of a compound: time, and conjunction.
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-pṛthaktve (चोदना-पृथक्त्वे) + tva (त्व) + aikatantryaṃ (ऐकतन्त्र्यं) + sama-vetānāṃ (सम-वेतानां) + kāla-saṃyogāt (काल-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codanā-pṛthaktve (चोदना-पृथक्त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a command, and separateness. Read it from the end |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| aikatantryaṃ (ऐकतन्त्र्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aikatantrya (ऐकतन्त्र्य) |
| sama-vetānāṃ (सम-वेतानां) | genitive plural | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and veta (वेत). Read it from the end |
| kāla-saṃyogāt (काल-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: time, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
codanā-pṛthaktve (चोदना-पृथक्त्वे) is a compound: a command, and separateness. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. aikatantryaṃ (ऐकतन्त्र्यं) is aikatantrya (ऐकतन्त्र्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
sama-vetānāṃ (सम-वेतानां) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and veta (वेत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. kāla-saṃyogāt (काल-संयोगात्) is a compound: time, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
codanā-pṛthaktve (चोदना-पृथक्त्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanā-pṛthaktve (चोदना-पृथक्त्वे) and tva (त्व).