11.4.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.22
भेदस् तु तद्भेदात् करमभेदः प्रयोगे स्यात् तेषां प्रधानशब्दत्वात्
bhedas tu tadbhedāt karamabhedaḥ prayoge syāt teṣāṃ pradhānaśabdatvāt
The line
A difference but, because of a compound: that, and a difference, a compound: karama (करम), and a difference, in in use, in the performance, it would be, let it be granted, of of them, because of a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), a word, 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: bhedaḥ (भेदः) + tu (तु) + tad-bhedāt (तद्-भेदात्) + karama-bhedaḥ (करम-भेदः) + prayoge (प्रयोगे) + syāt (स्यात्) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + pradhāna-śabda-tvāt (प्रधान-शब्द-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhedaḥ (भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tad-bhedāt (तद्-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| karama-bhedaḥ (करम-भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: karama (करम), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| prayoge (प्रयोगे) | locative singular | in use, in the performance |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| pradhāna-śabda-tvāt (प्रधान-शब्द-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), a word, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
bhedaḥ (भेदः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it bhedas. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. tad-bhedāt (तद्-भेदात्) is a compound: that, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. karama-bhedaḥ (करम-भेदः) is a compound: karama (करम), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
prayoge (प्रयोगे) is in use, in the performance. It stands as locative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. pradhāna-śabda-tvāt (प्रधान-शब्द-त्वात्) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), a word, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhāna-śabda-tvāt (प्रधान-शब्द-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it bhedas.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhedaḥ (भेदः) and tad-bhedāt (तद्-भेदात्).
Next
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