11.4.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.8
अवेष्टौ चैकतन्त्र्यं स्याल् लिङ्गदर्शनाद् वचनात् कामसंयोगेन
aveṣṭau caikatantryaṃ syāl liṅgadarśanād vacanāt kāmasaṃyogena
The line
aveṣṭa (अवेष्ट), caikatantrya (चैकतन्त्र्य), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before l, because of because a mark is seen, because of because of a statement, by means of a compound: desire, and conjunction.
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: aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) + caikatantryaṃ (चैकतन्त्र्यं) + syāl (स्याल्) + liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) + vacanāt (वचनात्) + kāma-saṃyogena (काम-संयोगेन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | aveṣṭa (अवेष्ट) |
| caikatantryaṃ (चैकतन्त्र्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | caikatantrya (चैकतन्त्र्य) |
| syāl (स्याल्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before l |
| liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) | ablative singular | because a mark is seen |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| kāma-saṃyogena (काम-संयोगेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: desire, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) is aveṣṭa (अवेष्ट). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. caikatantryaṃ (चैकतन्त्र्यं) is caikatantrya (चैकतन्त्र्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāl (स्याल्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before l. It stands as optative, third person singular.
liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) is because a mark is seen. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it liṅgadarśanād (लिङ्गदर्शनाद्). vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. kāma-saṃyogena (काम-संयोगेन) is a compound: desire, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kāma-saṃyogena (काम-संयोगेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it liṅgadarśanād (लिङ्गदर्शनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) and caikatantryaṃ (चैकतन्त्र्यं).