2.1.46
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.46
अर्थैकत्वादेकं वाक्यं साकाङ्क्षं चेद् विभागे स्यात्
arthaikatvād ekaṃ vākyaṃ sākāṅkṣaṃ ced vibhāge syāt
The line
If you say that because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that, one, a sentence, sākāṅkṣa (साकाङ्क्ष), then in disjunction, it would be, let it be granted.
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: artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) + ekaṃ (एकं) + vākyaṃ (वाक्यं) + sākāṅkṣaṃ (साकाङ्क्षं) + ced (चेद्) + vibhāge (विभागे) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ekaṃ (एकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one |
| vākyaṃ (वाक्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a sentence |
| sākāṅkṣaṃ (साकाङ्क्षं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sākāṅkṣa (साकाङ्क्ष) |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| vibhāge (विभागे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | disjunction |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthaikatvād (अर्थैकत्वाद्). ekaṃ (एकं) is one. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vākyaṃ (वाक्यं) is a sentence. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sākāṅkṣaṃ (साकाङ्क्षं) is sākāṅkṣa (साकाङ्क्ष). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. vibhāge (विभागे) is disjunction. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it arthaikatvād (अर्थैकत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-eka-tvāt (अर्थ-एक-त्वात्) and ekaṃ (एकं).