11.4.42
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.42
एकद्रव्ये संस्काराणां व्याख्यातमेककर्मत्वात्
ekadravye saṃskārāṇāṃ vyākhyātam ekakarmatvāt
The line
In a compound: one, and a substance, of a compounded thing, has been explained, because of a compound: one, action, 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: eka-dravye (एक-द्रव्ये) + saṃskārāṇāṃ (संस्काराणां) + vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) + eka-karma-tvāt (एक-कर्म-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-dravye (एक-द्रव्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: one, and a substance. Read it from the end |
| saṃskārāṇāṃ (संस्काराणां) | genitive plural | a compounded thing |
| vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | has been explained |
| eka-karma-tvāt (एक-कर्म-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
eka-dravye (एक-द्रव्ये) is a compound: one, and a substance. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. saṃskārāṇāṃ (संस्काराणां) is a compounded thing. It stands as genitive plural.
vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) is has been explained. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. eka-karma-tvāt (एक-कर्म-त्वात्) is a compound: one, action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-karma-tvāt (एक-कर्म-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-dravye (एक-द्रव्ये) and saṃskārāṇāṃ (संस्काराणां).