2.2.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.1
शब्दान्तरे कर्मभेदः कृतानुबन्धत्वात्
śabdāntare karmabhedaḥ kṛtānubandhatvāt
The line
In a compound: a word, and a difference, an interval, a compound: action, and a difference, because of a compound: made, done, an atom, bondage, 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: śabda-antare (शब्द-अन्तरे) + karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) + kṛta-anu-bandha-tvāt (कृत-अनु-बन्ध-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabda-antare (शब्द-अन्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a word, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| kṛta-anu-bandha-tvāt (कृत-अनु-बन्ध-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: made, done, an atom, bondage, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śabda-antare (शब्द-अन्तरे) is a compound: a word, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) is a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
kṛta-anu-bandha-tvāt (कृत-अनु-बन्ध-त्वात्) is a compound: made, done, an atom, bondage, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kṛta-anu-bandha-tvāt (कृत-अनु-बन्ध-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-antare (शब्द-अन्तरे) and karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः).