11.4.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.54
हविष्कृदध्रिगुपुरोऽनुवाक्यामनोतस्यावृत्तिः कालभेदात् स्यात्
haviṣkṛdadhrigupuro 'nuvākyāmanotasyāvṛttiḥ kālabhedāt syāt
The line
haviṣkṛdadhrigupura (हविष्कृदध्रिगुपुर), anuvākyāmanotasyāvṛtta (अनुवाक्यामनोतस्यावृत्त), because of a difference of time, 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: haviṣkṛdadhrigupuro (हविष्कृदध्रिगुपुरो) + anuvākyāmanotasyāvṛttiḥ (अनुवाक्यामनोतस्यावृत्तिः) + kālabhedāt (कालभेदात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| haviṣkṛdadhrigupuro (हविष्कृदध्रिगुपुरो) | nominative singular, masculine | haviṣkṛdadhrigupura (हविष्कृदध्रिगुपुर) |
| anuvākyāmanotasyāvṛttiḥ (अनुवाक्यामनोतस्यावृत्तिः) | nominative singular | anuvākyāmanotasyāvṛtta (अनुवाक्यामनोतस्यावृत्त) |
| kālabhedāt (कालभेदात्) | ablative singular | a difference of time |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
haviṣkṛdadhrigupuro (हविष्कृदध्रिगुपुरो) is haviṣkṛdadhrigupura (हविष्कृदध्रिगुपुर). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anuvākyāmanotasyāvṛttiḥ (अनुवाक्यामनोतस्यावृत्तिः) is anuvākyāmanotasyāvṛtta (अनुवाक्यामनोतस्यावृत्त). It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
kālabhedāt (कालभेदात्) is a difference of time. 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
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss haviṣkṛdadhrigupuro (हविष्कृदध्रिगुपुरो) and anuvākyāmanotasyāvṛttiḥ (अनुवाक्यामनोतस्यावृत्तिः).