11.4.48
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.48
कण्डूयने प्रत्यङ्गं कर्मभेदात् स्यात्
kaṇḍūyane pratyaṅgaṃ karmabhedāt syāt
The line
In kaṇḍūyana (कण्डूयन), a compound: toward, against, and a limb, a subsidiary part, because of a compound: action, and a difference, 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: kaṇḍūyane (कण्डूयने) + prati-aṅgaṃ (प्रति-अङ्गं) + karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kaṇḍūyane (कण्डूयने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | kaṇḍūyana (कण्डूयन) |
| prati-aṅgaṃ (प्रति-अङ्गं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: toward, against, and a limb, a subsidiary part. Read it from the end |
| karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
kaṇḍūyane (कण्डूयने) is kaṇḍūyana (कण्डूयन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prati-aṅgaṃ (प्रति-अङ्गं) is a compound: toward, against, and a limb, a subsidiary part. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) is a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-bhedāt (कर्म-भेदात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kaṇḍūyane (कण्डूयने) and prati-aṅgaṃ (प्रति-अङ्गं).