12.4.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.11
द्रव्यत्वेऽपि समुच्चयो द्रव्यस्य कर्मनिष्पत्तेः प्रतिपशुकर्मभेदादेवं सति यथाप्रकृति
dravyatve 'pi samuccayo dravyasya karmaniṣpatteḥ pratipaśukarmabhedād evaṃ sati yathāprakṛti
The line
In a compound: a substance, and the state of being that even, a taking together, of a substance, of a compound: action, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त), because of a compound: toward, against, an animal offering, action, and a difference thus, in when it is, it being so, in a compound: as, and prakṛta (प्रकृत).
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: dravya-tve (द्रव्य-त्वे) + api (अपि) + samuccayaḥ (समुच्चयः) + dravyasya (द्रव्यस्य) + karma-niṣpatteḥ (कर्म-निष्पत्तेः) + prati-paśu-karma-bhedāt (प्रति-पशु-कर्म-भेदात्) + evaṃ (एवं) + sati (सति) + yathā-prakṛti (यथा-प्रकृति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-tve (द्रव्य-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a substance, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| samuccayaḥ (समुच्चयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a taking together |
| dravyasya (द्रव्यस्य) | genitive singular | a substance |
| karma-niṣpatteḥ (कर्म-निष्पत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: action, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त). Read it from the end |
| prati-paśu-karma-bhedāt (प्रति-पशु-कर्म-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, an animal offering, action, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
| yathā-prakṛti (यथा-प्रकृति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: as, and prakṛta (प्रकृत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dravya-tve (द्रव्य-त्वे) is a compound: a substance, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. samuccayaḥ (समुच्चयः) is a taking together. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it samuccayo. dravyasya (द्रव्यस्य) is a substance. It stands as genitive singular. karma-niṣpatteḥ (कर्म-निष्पत्तेः) is a compound: action, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
prati-paśu-karma-bhedāt (प्रति-पशु-कर्म-भेदात्) is a compound: toward, against, an animal offering, action, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pratipaśukarmabhedād (प्रतिपशुकर्मभेदाद्). evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle. yathā-prakṛti (यथा-प्रकृति) is a compound: as, and prakṛta (प्रकृत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-paśu-karma-bhedāt (प्रति-पशु-कर्म-भेदात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it samuccayo. The line writes it pratipaśukarmabhedād (प्रतिपशुकर्मभेदाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-tve (द्रव्य-त्वे) and samuccayaḥ (समुच्चयः).
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