12.3.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.8
एक कर्मणि शिष्टत्वाद् गुणानां सर्वकर्म स्यात्
eka karmaṇi śiṣṭatvād guṇānāṃ sarvakarma syāt
The line
One, in in the action, because of śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व), of of the qualities, a compound: all, and action, it would be, let it be granted.
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: eka (एक) + karmaṇi (कर्मणि) + śiṣṭatvād (शिष्टत्वाद्) + guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) + sarva-karma (सर्व-कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka (एक) | the stem, as the line writes it | one |
| karmaṇi (कर्मणि) | locative singular | in the action |
| śiṣṭatvād (शिष्टत्वाद्) | ablative singular | śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व) |
| guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| sarva-karma (सर्व-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: all, and action. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
eka (एक) is one. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. karmaṇi (कर्मणि) is in the action. It stands as locative singular. śiṣṭatvād (शिष्टत्वाद्) is śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. sarva-karma (सर्व-कर्म) is a compound: all, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-karma (सर्व-कर्म) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka (एक) and karmaṇi (कर्मणि).