2.2.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.19
तद्भेदात् कर्मणोऽभ्यासो द्रव्यपृथक्त्वादनर्थकं हि स्याद् भेदो द्रव्यगुणीभावात्
tadbhedāt karmaṇo 'bhyāso dravyapṛthaktvād anarthakaṃ hi syād bhedo dravyaguṇībhāvāt
The line
Because of a compound: that, and a difference, karmaṇa (कर्मण), practice, because of a compound: a substance, and separateness, of no point. It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a difference, because of a compound: a substance, guṇī (गुणी), and a state.
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: tad-bhedāt (तद्-भेदात्) + karmaṇo (कर्मणो) + abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) + dravya-pṛthaktvāt (द्रव्य-पृथक्त्वात्) + anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) + hi (हि) + syād (स्याद्) + bhedaḥ (भेदः) + dravya-guṇī-bhāvāt (द्रव्य-गुणी-भावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad-bhedāt (तद्-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| karmaṇo (कर्मणो) | nominative singular, masculine | karmaṇa (कर्मण) |
| abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) | nominative singular, masculine | practice |
| dravya-pṛthaktvāt (द्रव्य-पृथक्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, and separateness. Read it from the end |
| anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | of no point |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| bhedaḥ (भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| dravya-guṇī-bhāvāt (द्रव्य-गुणी-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, guṇī (गुणी), and a state. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tad-bhedāt (तद्-भेदात्) is a compound: that, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. karmaṇo (कर्मणो) is karmaṇa (कर्मण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) is practice. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. dravya-pṛthaktvāt (द्रव्य-पृथक्त्वात्) is a compound: a substance, and separateness. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it dravyapṛthaktvād (द्रव्यपृथक्त्वाद्). anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) is of no point. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. bhedaḥ (भेदः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it bhedo. dravya-guṇī-bhāvāt (द्रव्य-गुणी-भावात्) is a compound: a substance, guṇī (गुणी), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-guṇī-bhāvāt (द्रव्य-गुणी-भावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it dravyapṛthaktvād (द्रव्यपृथक्त्वाद्). The line writes it bhedo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tad-bhedāt (तद्-भेदात्) and karmaṇo (कर्मणो).