2.1.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.30
विधिमन्त्रयोरैकार्थ्यमैकशब्द्यात्
vidhimantrayor aikārthyam aikaśabdyāt
The line
Of a compound: an injunction, and a mantra, aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य), because of aikaśabdya (ऐकशब्द्य).
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: vidhi-mantrayoḥ (विधि-मन्त्रयोः) + aikārthyam (ऐकार्थ्यम्) + aikaśabdyāt (ऐकशब्द्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhi-mantrayoḥ (विधि-मन्त्रयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: an injunction, and a mantra. Read it from the end |
| aikārthyam (ऐकार्थ्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य) |
| aikaśabdyāt (ऐकशब्द्यात्) | ablative singular | aikaśabdya (ऐकशब्द्य) |
The phrases
vidhi-mantrayoḥ (विधि-मन्त्रयोः) is a compound: an injunction, and a mantra. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it vidhimantrayor. aikārthyam (ऐकार्थ्यम्) is aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
aikaśabdyāt (ऐकशब्द्यात्) is aikaśabdya (ऐकशब्द्य). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-mantrayoḥ (विधि-मन्त्रयोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhimantrayor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhi-mantrayoḥ (विधि-मन्त्रयोः) and aikārthyam (ऐकार्थ्यम्).