12.1.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.1
तन्त्रिसमवाये चोदनातः समानानामेकतन्त्र्यमतुल्येषु तु भेदः स्याद् विधिप्रक्रमतादर्थ्यात् श्रुतिकालनिर्देशात्
tantrisamavāye codanātaḥ samānānām ekatantryam atulyeṣu tu bhedaḥ syād vidhiprakramatād arthyāt śrutikālanirdeśāt
The line
In a compound: tantri (तन्त्रि), and inherence, a Vedic command, therefore, from this, of the same, ekatantrya (एकतन्त्र्य), in atulya (अतुल्य) but, a difference, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: an injunction, prakra (प्रक्र), and mata (मत), because of arthya (अर्थ्य), because of a compound: scripture, time, and a statement of what the rule is.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tantri-samavāye (तन्त्रि-समवाये) + codanā (चोदना) + ataḥ (अतः) + samānānām (समानानाम्) + ekatantryam (एकतन्त्र्यम्) + atulyeṣu (अतुल्येषु) + tu (तु) + bhedaḥ (भेदः) + syād (स्याद्) + vidhi-prakra-matāt (विधि-प्रक्र-मतात्) + arthyāt (अर्थ्यात्) + śruti-kāla-nirdeśāt (श्रुति-काल-निर्देशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tantri-samavāye (तन्त्रि-समवाये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: tantri (तन्त्रि), and inherence. Read it from the end |
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| samānānām (समानानाम्) | genitive plural | the same |
| ekatantryam (एकतन्त्र्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ekatantrya (एकतन्त्र्य) |
| atulyeṣu (अतुल्येषु) | locative plural | atulya (अतुल्य) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| bhedaḥ (भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vidhi-prakra-matāt (विधि-प्रक्र-मतात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an injunction, prakra (प्रक्र), and mata (मत). Read it from the end |
| arthyāt (अर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | arthya (अर्थ्य) |
| śruti-kāla-nirdeśāt (श्रुति-काल-निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, time, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tantri-samavāye (तन्त्रि-समवाये) is a compound: tantri (तन्त्रि), and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as codanātaḥ (चोदनातः). samānānām (समानानाम्) is the same. It stands as genitive plural. ekatantryam (एकतन्त्र्यम्) is ekatantrya (एकतन्त्र्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. atulyeṣu (अतुल्येषु) is atulya (अतुल्य). It stands as locative plural.
tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. bhedaḥ (भेदः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vidhi-prakra-matāt (विधि-प्रक्र-मतात्) is a compound: an injunction, prakra (प्रक्र), and mata (मत). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhiprakramatād (विधिप्रक्रमताद्). arthyāt (अर्थ्यात्) is arthya (अर्थ्य). It stands as ablative singular. śruti-kāla-nirdeśāt (श्रुति-काल-निर्देशात्) is a compound: scripture, time, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-kāla-nirdeśāt (श्रुति-काल-निर्देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as codanātaḥ (चोदनातः). The line writes it vidhiprakramatād (विधिप्रक्रमताद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tantri-samavāye (तन्त्रि-समवाये) and codanā (चोदना).