2.1.24

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.24

अपि वा श्रुतिसंयोगात् प्रकरणे स्तौतिशंसती क्रियोत्पात्तिं विदध्याताम्

api vā śrutisaṃyogāt prakaraṇe stautiśaṃsatī kriyotpāttiṃ vidadhyātām

The line

Even or, because of because of the joining with the direct word, in the context, stautiśaṃsata (स्तौतिशंसत), kriyotpātta (क्रियोत्पात्त), of vidadhyāta (विदध्यात).

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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.

Split: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) + prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) + stautiśaṃsatī (स्तौतिशंसती) + kriyotpāttiṃ (क्रियोत्पात्तिं) + vidadhyātām (विदध्याताम्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
api (अपि)indeclinablealso, even
vā (वा)indeclinableor
śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्)ablative singularbecause of the joining with the direct word
prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे)locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuterthe context
stautiśaṃsatī (स्तौतिशंसती)nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, femininestautiśaṃsata (स्तौतिशंसत)
kriyotpāttiṃ (क्रियोत्पात्तिं)accusative singularkriyotpātta (क्रियोत्पात्त)
vidadhyātām (विदध्याताम्)genitive plural, or accusative singular, femininevidadhyāta (विदध्यात)

The phrases

api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is because of the joining with the direct word. It stands as ablative singular. prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) is the context. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.

stautiśaṃsatī (स्तौतिशंसती) is stautiśaṃsata (स्तौतिशंसत). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. kriyotpāttiṃ (क्रियोत्पात्तिं) is kriyotpātta (क्रियोत्पात्त). It stands as accusative singular. vidadhyātām (विदध्याताम्) is vidadhyāta (विदध्यात). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.

Sanskrit in this line

śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) and prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे).

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