2.2.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.2
एकस्यैवं पुनः श्रुतिरविशेषादनर्थकं हि स्यात्
ekasyaivaṃ punaḥ śrutir aviśeṣād anarthakaṃ hi syāt
The line
ekasyaiva (एकस्यैव), again, scripture, because of because there is no difference, of no point. 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: ekasyaivaṃ (एकस्यैवं) + punaḥ (पुनः) + śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) + anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) + hi (हि) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekasyaivaṃ (एकस्यैवं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ekasyaiva (एकस्यैव) |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | scripture |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
| anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | of no point |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
ekasyaivaṃ (एकस्यैवं) is ekasyaiva (एकस्यैव). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) is scripture. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line writes it śrutir (श्रुतिर्). aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it aviśeṣād (अविशेषाद्).
anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) is of no point. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ekasyaivaṃ (एकस्यैवं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it śrutir (श्रुतिर्). The line writes it aviśeṣād (अविशेषाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekasyaivaṃ (एकस्यैवं) and śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः).