2.1.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.28
अभिधानं च कर्मवत्
abhidhānaṃ ca karmavat
The line
A naming and, an action, like.
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: abhidhānaṃ (अभिधानं) + ca (च) + karma (कर्म) + vat (वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhidhānaṃ (अभिधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a naming |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| vat (वत्) | indeclinable | like |
The phrases
abhidhānaṃ (अभिधानं) is a naming. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vat (वत्) is like. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as karmavat.
Sanskrit in this line
abhidhānaṃ (अभिधानं) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as karmavat.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss abhidhānaṃ (अभिधानं) and karma (कर्म).