2.3.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.2
एकस्य तु लिङ्गभेदात् प्रयोजनार्थमुच्येतैकत्वं गुणवाक्यत्वात्
ekasya tu liṅgabhedāt prayojanārtham ucyetaikatvaṃ guṇavākyatvāt
The line
Of one but, because of a compound: a mark, and a difference, a compound: a purpose, and a thing, a meaning, ucyetaikatva (उच्येतैकत्व), because of a compound: a quality, a sentence, 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: ekasya (एकस्य) + tu (तु) + liṅga-bhedāt (लिङ्ग-भेदात्) + prayojana-artham (प्रयोजन-अर्थम्) + ucyetaikatvaṃ (उच्येतैकत्वं) + guṇa-vākya-tvāt (गुण-वाक्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekasya (एकस्य) | genitive singular | one |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| liṅga-bhedāt (लिङ्ग-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mark, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| prayojana-artham (प्रयोजन-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a purpose, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| ucyetaikatvaṃ (उच्येतैकत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ucyetaikatva (उच्येतैकत्व) |
| guṇa-vākya-tvāt (गुण-वाक्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, a sentence, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekasya (एकस्य) is one. It stands as genitive singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. liṅga-bhedāt (लिङ्ग-भेदात्) is a compound: a mark, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
prayojana-artham (प्रयोजन-अर्थम्) is a compound: a purpose, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ucyetaikatvaṃ (उच्येतैकत्वं) is ucyetaikatva (उच्येतैकत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. guṇa-vākya-tvāt (गुण-वाक्य-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality, a sentence, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayojana-artham (प्रयोजन-अर्थम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekasya (एकस्य) and liṅga-bhedāt (लिङ्ग-भेदात्).