11.4.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.31
अर्थाद् वा लिङ्गकर्म स्यात्
arthād vā liṅgakarma syāt
The line
Because of from the meaning, from the thing or, a compound: a mark, and action, it would be, let it be granted.
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: arthāt (अर्थात्) + vā (वा) + liṅga-karma (लिङ्ग-कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arthāt (अर्थात्) | ablative singular | from the meaning, from the thing |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| liṅga-karma (लिङ्ग-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a mark, and action. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
arthāt (अर्थात्) is from the meaning, from the thing. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthād (अर्थाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
liṅga-karma (लिङ्ग-कर्म) is a compound: a mark, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-karma (लिङ्ग-कर्म) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it arthād (अर्थाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthāt (अर्थात्) and liṅga-karma (लिङ्ग-कर्म).