2.1.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.20
वशायामर्थसमवायात्
vaśāyām arthasamavāyāt
The line
Of vaśāya (वशाय), because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and inherence.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Which acts are different acts. The word for an action means the act, and from that the differences among rites are drawn. The line is short. yājyāpurorucoḥ (याज्यापुरोरुचोः) from 2.1.19 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vaśāyām (वशायाम्) + artha-samavāyāt (अर्थ-समवायात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vaśāyām (वशायाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | vaśāya (वशाय) |
| artha-samavāyāt (अर्थ-समवायात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and inherence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vaśāyām (वशायाम्) is vaśāya (वशाय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
artha-samavāyāt (अर्थ-समवायात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-samavāyāt (अर्थ-समवायात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vaśāyām (वशायाम्) and artha-samavāyāt (अर्थ-समवायात्).