2.1.48
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.48
अनुषङ्गो वाक्यसमाप्तिः सर्वेषु तुल्ययोगित्वात्
anuṣaṅgo vākyasamāptiḥ sarveṣu tulyayogitvāt
The line
anuṣaṅga (अनुषङ्ग), a compound: a sentence, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person, in all, because of a compound: like, equal, and yogitva (योगित्व).
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: anuṣaṅgo (अनुषङ्गो) + vākya-sama-āptiḥ (वाक्य-सम-आप्तिः) + sarveṣu (सर्वेषु) + tulya-yogitvāt (तुल्य-योगित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anuṣaṅgo (अनुषङ्गो) | nominative singular, masculine | anuṣaṅga (अनुषङ्ग) |
| vākya-sama-āptiḥ (वाक्य-सम-आप्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a sentence, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person. Read it from the end |
| sarveṣu (सर्वेषु) | locative plural | all |
| tulya-yogitvāt (तुल्य-योगित्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: like, equal, and yogitva (योगित्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
anuṣaṅgo (अनुषङ्गो) is anuṣaṅga (अनुषङ्ग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vākya-sama-āptiḥ (वाक्य-सम-आप्तिः) is a compound: a sentence, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
sarveṣu (सर्वेषु) is all. It stands as locative plural. tulya-yogitvāt (तुल्य-योगित्वात्) is a compound: like, equal, and yogitva (योगित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vākya-sama-āptiḥ (वाक्य-सम-आप्तिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anuṣaṅgo (अनुषङ्गो) and vākya-sama-āptiḥ (वाक्य-सम-आप्तिः).