12.4.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.37
फलचमसविधानाच् चेतरेषाम्
phalacamasavidhānāc cetareṣām
The line
Because of a compound: a fruit, camasa (चमस), and a rule, of cetareṣa (चेतरेष).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. smṛteḥ (स्मृतेः) from 12.4.36 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: phala-camasa-vidhānāt (फल-चमस-विधानात्) + cetareṣām (चेतरेषाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-camasa-vidhānāt (फल-चमस-विधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, camasa (चमस), and a rule. Read it from the end |
| cetareṣām (चेतरेषाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | cetareṣa (चेतरेष) |
The phrases
phala-camasa-vidhānāt (फल-चमस-विधानात्) is a compound: a fruit, camasa (चमस), and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it phalacamasavidhānāc (फलचमसविधानाच्).
cetareṣām (चेतरेषाम्) is cetareṣa (चेतरेष). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-camasa-vidhānāt (फल-चमस-विधानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalacamasavidhānāc (फलचमसविधानाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-camasa-vidhānāt (फल-चमस-विधानात्) and cetareṣām (चेतरेषाम्).