2.3.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.10
गुणात् संज्ञोपबन्धः
guṇāt saṃjñopabandhaḥ
The line
Because of a quality, a compound: saṃjñopa (संज्ञोप), and bondage.
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 line is short. liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) from 2.3.9 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇāt (गुणात्) + saṃjñopa-bandhaḥ (संज्ञोप-बन्धः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇāt (गुणात्) | ablative singular | a quality |
| saṃjñopa-bandhaḥ (संज्ञोप-बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: saṃjñopa (संज्ञोप), and bondage. Read it from the end |
The phrases
guṇāt (गुणात्) is a quality. It stands as ablative singular.
saṃjñopa-bandhaḥ (संज्ञोप-बन्धः) is a compound: saṃjñopa (संज्ञोप), and bondage. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃjñopa-bandhaḥ (संज्ञोप-बन्धः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇāt (गुणात्) and saṃjñopa-bandhaḥ (संज्ञोप-बन्धः).