12.3.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.15
विद्यांप्रतिविधिनाद् वा सर्वकारणं प्रयोगः स्यात् कर्मार्थत्वात् प्रयोगस्य
vidyāṃpratividhinād vā sarvakāraṇaṃ prayogaḥ syāt karmārthatvāt prayogasya
The line
Because of a compound: knowing, ṃpra (ंप्र), tivi (तिवि), and dhina (धिन) or, a compound: all, and a cause, a performance, it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: action, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, of a performance.
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: vidyā-ṃpra-tivi-dhināt (विद्या-ंप्र-तिवि-धिनात्) + vā (वा) + sarva-kāraṇaṃ (सर्व-कारणं) + prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) + syāt (स्यात्) + karma-artha-tvāt (कर्म-अर्थ-त्वात्) + prayogasya (प्रयोगस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidyā-ṃpra-tivi-dhināt (विद्या-ंप्र-तिवि-धिनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: knowing, ṃpra (ंप्र), tivi (तिवि), and dhina (धिन). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sarva-kāraṇaṃ (सर्व-कारणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: all, and a cause. Read it from the end |
| prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a performance |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| karma-artha-tvāt (कर्म-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| prayogasya (प्रयोगस्य) | genitive singular | a performance |
The phrases
vidyā-ṃpra-tivi-dhināt (विद्या-ंप्र-तिवि-धिनात्) is a compound: knowing, ṃpra (ंप्र), tivi (तिवि), and dhina (धिन). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidyāṃpratividhinād (विद्यांप्रतिविधिनाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-kāraṇaṃ (सर्व-कारणं) is a compound: all, and a cause. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः) is a performance. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. karma-artha-tvāt (कर्म-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: action, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. prayogasya (प्रयोगस्य) is a performance. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidyā-ṃpra-tivi-dhināt (विद्या-ंप्र-तिवि-धिनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidyāṃpratividhinād (विद्यांप्रतिविधिनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidyā-ṃpra-tivi-dhināt (विद्या-ंप्र-तिवि-धिनात्) and sarva-kāraṇaṃ (सर्व-कारणं).