2.1.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.29
फलनिर्वृत्तिश् च
phalanirvṛttiś ca
The line
A compound: a fruit, and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त) 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. abhidhānaṃ (अभिधानं) from 2.1.28 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-nirvṛttiḥ (फल-निर्वृत्तिः) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-nirvṛttiḥ (फल-निर्वृत्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a fruit, and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
phala-nirvṛttiḥ (फल-निर्वृत्तिः) is a compound: a fruit, and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it phalanirvṛttiś (फलनिर्वृत्तिश्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-nirvṛttiḥ (फल-निर्वृत्तिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalanirvṛttiś (फलनिर्वृत्तिश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-nirvṛttiḥ (फल-निर्वृत्तिः).