2.1.41
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.41
वचनाद् धर्मविशेषः
vacanād dharmaviśeṣaḥ
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference.
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. yajūṃṣi (यजूंषि) from 2.1.40 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vacanād (वचनाद्) + dharma-viśeṣaḥ (धर्म-विशेषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| dharma-viśeṣaḥ (धर्म-विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular.
dharma-viśeṣaḥ (धर्म-विशेषः) is a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-viśeṣaḥ (धर्म-विशेषः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and dharma-viśeṣaḥ (धर्म-विशेषः).