2.2.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.25
फलश्रुतेस् तु कर्म स्यात् फलस्य कर्मयोगित्वात्
phalaśrutes tu karma syāt phalasya karmayogitvāt
The line
Of a compound: a fruit, and heard but, an action, it would be, let it be granted, of of the fruit, because of a compound: action, 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: phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः) + tu (तु) + karma (कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्) + phalasya (फलस्य) + karma-yogitvāt (कर्म-योगित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, and heard. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| phalasya (फलस्य) | genitive singular | of the fruit |
| karma-yogitvāt (कर्म-योगित्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and yogitva (योगित्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः) is a compound: a fruit, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it phalaśrutes (फलश्रुते). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. phalasya (फलस्य) is of the fruit. It stands as genitive singular. karma-yogitvāt (कर्म-योगित्वात्) is a compound: action, and yogitva (योगित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-yogitvāt (कर्म-योगित्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalaśrutes (फलश्रुते).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-śruteḥ (फल-श्रुतेः) and karma (कर्म).