11.4.53
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.53
न सन्निपातित्वादसन्निपातिकर्मणां विशेषग्रहणे कालैकत्वात् सकृद् वचनम्
na sannipātitvād asannipātikarmaṇāṃ viśeṣagrahaṇe kālaikatvāt sakṛd vacanam
The line
Not because of sannipātitva (सन्निपातित्व), of a compound: what is not, nipā (निपा), tika (तिक), and rmaṇa (र्मण), in a compound: a difference, and a grasping, because of a compound: time, one, and the state of being that, once. sakṛt (सकृत्) before a voiced sound, a statement.
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: na (न) + sannipātitvād (सन्निपातित्वाद्) + asat-nipā-tika-rmaṇāṃ (असत्-निपा-तिक-र्मणां) + viśeṣa-grahaṇe (विशेष-ग्रहणे) + kāla-eka-tvāt (काल-एक-त्वात्) + sakṛd (सकृद्) + vacanam (वचनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sannipātitvād (सन्निपातित्वाद्) | ablative singular | sannipātitva (सन्निपातित्व) |
| asat-nipā-tika-rmaṇāṃ (असत्-निपा-तिक-र्मणां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: what is not, nipā (निपा), tika (तिक), and rmaṇa (र्मण). Read it from the end |
| viśeṣa-grahaṇe (विशेष-ग्रहणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a difference, and a grasping. Read it from the end |
| kāla-eka-tvāt (काल-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: time, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| sakṛd (सकृद्) | indeclinable | once. sakṛt (सकृत्) before a voiced sound |
| vacanam (वचनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a statement |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. sannipātitvād (सन्निपातित्वाद्) is sannipātitva (सन्निपातित्व). It stands as ablative singular. asat-nipā-tika-rmaṇāṃ (असत्-निपा-तिक-र्मणां) is a compound: what is not, nipā (निपा), tika (तिक), and rmaṇa (र्मण). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. viśeṣa-grahaṇe (विशेष-ग्रहणे) is a compound: a difference, and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
kāla-eka-tvāt (काल-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: time, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. sakṛd (सकृद्) is once. sakṛt (सकृत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. vacanam (वचनम्) is a statement. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
asat-nipā-tika-rmaṇāṃ (असत्-निपा-तिक-र्मणां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sannipātitvād (सन्निपातित्वाद्) and asat-nipā-tika-rmaṇāṃ (असत्-निपा-तिक-र्मणां).