2.3.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.23
तत्संयोगात् क्रतुस् तदाख्यः स्यात् तेन धर्मविधानानि
tatsaṃyogāt kratus tadākhyaḥ syāt tena dharmavidhānāni
The line
Because of a compound: that, and conjunction, a rite, tadākhya (तदाख्य), it would be, let it be granted, by means of by that, a compound: dharma, a property, and a rule.
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: tat-saṃyogāt (तत्-संयोगात्) + kratuḥ (क्रतुः) + tadākhyaḥ (तदाख्यः) + syāt (स्यात्) + tena (तेन) + dharma-vidhānāni (धर्म-विधानानि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-saṃyogāt (तत्-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| kratuḥ (क्रतुः) | nominative singular | a rite |
| tadākhyaḥ (तदाख्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | tadākhya (तदाख्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | by that |
| dharma-vidhānāni (धर्म-विधानानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a compound: dharma, a property, and a rule. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tat-saṃyogāt (तत्-संयोगात्) is a compound: that, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. kratuḥ (क्रतुः) is a rite. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it kratus. tadākhyaḥ (तदाख्यः) is tadākhya (तदाख्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tena (तेन) is by that. It stands as instrumental singular. dharma-vidhānāni (धर्म-विधानानि) is a compound: dharma, a property, and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-vidhānāni (धर्म-विधानानि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kratus.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-saṃyogāt (तत्-संयोगात्) and kratuḥ (क्रतुः).