2.3.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.13
यावदुक्तं वा कर्मणः श्रुतिमूलत्वात्
yāvad uktaṃ vā karmaṇaḥ śrutimūlatvāt
The line
As far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound, what has been said or, of of the action, from the action, because of a compound: scripture, a root, 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: yāvad (यावद्) + uktaṃ (उक्तं) + vā (वा) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + śruti-mūla-tvāt (श्रुति-मूल-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yāvad (यावद्) | indeclinable | as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound |
| uktaṃ (उक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| śruti-mūla-tvāt (श्रुति-मूल-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, a root, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yāvad (यावद्) is as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. uktaṃ (उक्तं) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. śruti-mūla-tvāt (श्रुति-मूल-त्वात्) is a compound: scripture, a root, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-mūla-tvāt (श्रुति-मूल-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yāvad (यावद्) and uktaṃ (उक्तं).