2.1.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.25
शब्दपृथक्त्वाच् च
śabdapṛthaktvāc ca
The line
Because of a compound: a word, and separateness and.
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. śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) from 2.1.24 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śabda-pṛthaktvāt (शब्द-पृथक्त्वात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabda-pṛthaktvāt (शब्द-पृथक्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, and separateness. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
śabda-pṛthaktvāt (शब्द-पृथक्त्वात्) is a compound: a word, and separateness. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śabdapṛthaktvāc (शब्दपृथक्त्वाच्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-pṛthaktvāt (शब्द-पृथक्त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śabdapṛthaktvāc (शब्दपृथक्त्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-pṛthaktvāt (शब्द-पृथक्त्वात्).