12.4.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.20
वचनादसंस्कृतेषु कर्म स्यात्
vacanād asaṃskṛteṣu karma syāt
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, in asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत), an 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: vacanād (वचनाद्) + asaṃskṛteṣu (असंस्कृतेषु) + karma (कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| asaṃskṛteṣu (असंस्कृतेषु) | locative plural | asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत) |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. asaṃskṛteṣu (असंस्कृतेषु) is asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत). It stands as locative plural.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
asaṃskṛteṣu (असंस्कृतेषु) is locative plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and asaṃskṛteṣu (असंस्कृतेषु).
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12.4.21. In contact and even, a fault, it would be, let it be granted.