11.4.44
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.44
निर्वपणलवनस्तरणाज्यग्रहणेषु चैकद्रव्यवत् प्रयोजनैकत्वात्
nirvapaṇalavanastaraṇājyagrahaṇeṣu caikadravyavat prayojanaikatvāt
The line
In a compound: nirva (निर्व), paṇala (पणल), a forest, stara (स्तर), ṇājya (णाज्य), and a grasping, a compound: and, one, a substance, and possessing, because of a compound: a purpose, one, 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: nirva-paṇala-vana-stara-ṇājya-grahaṇeṣu (निर्व-पणल-वन-स्तर-णाज्य-ग्रहणेषु) + ca-eka-dravya-vat (च-एक-द्रव्य-वत्) + prayojana-eka-tvāt (प्रयोजन-एक-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirva-paṇala-vana-stara-ṇājya-grahaṇeṣu (निर्व-पणल-वन-स्तर-णाज्य-ग्रहणेषु) | locative plural | a compound: nirva (निर्व), paṇala (पणल), a forest, stara (स्तर), ṇājya (णाज्य), and a grasping. Read it from the end |
| ca-eka-dravya-vat (च-एक-द्रव्य-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: and, one, a substance, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| prayojana-eka-tvāt (प्रयोजन-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a purpose, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nirva-paṇala-vana-stara-ṇājya-grahaṇeṣu (निर्व-पणल-वन-स्तर-णाज्य-ग्रहणेषु) is a compound: nirva (निर्व), paṇala (पणल), a forest, stara (स्तर), ṇājya (णाज्य), and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. ca-eka-dravya-vat (च-एक-द्रव्य-वत्) is a compound: and, one, a substance, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
prayojana-eka-tvāt (प्रयोजन-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a purpose, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nirva-paṇala-vana-stara-ṇājya-grahaṇeṣu (निर्व-पणल-वन-स्तर-णाज्य-ग्रहणेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirva-paṇala-vana-stara-ṇājya-grahaṇeṣu (निर्व-पणल-वन-स्तर-णाज्य-ग्रहणेषु) and ca-eka-dravya-vat (च-एक-द्रव्य-वत्).