2.1.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.40
यजूंषि वा तद्रूपत्वात्
yajūṃṣi vā tadrūpatvāt
The line
In yajūṃṣa (यजूंष) or, because of a compound: that, a form, and the state of being that.
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. vyapadeśāt (व्यपदेशात्) from 2.1.39 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: yajūṃṣi (यजूंषि) + vā (वा) + tad-rūpa-tvāt (तद्-रूप-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yajūṃṣi (यजूंषि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | yajūṃṣa (यजूंष) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tad-rūpa-tvāt (तद्-रूप-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, a form, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yajūṃṣi (यजूंषि) is yajūṃṣa (यजूंष). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
tad-rūpa-tvāt (तद्-रूप-त्वात्) is a compound: that, a form, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tad-rūpa-tvāt (तद्-रूप-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yajūṃṣi (यजूंषि) and tad-rūpa-tvāt (तद्-रूप-त्वात्).