2.3.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.26
संनिधौ त्वविभागात् फलार्थेन पुनः श्रुतिः
saṃnidhau tv avibhāgāt phalārthena punaḥ śrutiḥ
The line
Proximity, the state of being that, because of avibhāga (अविभाग), by means of a compound: a fruit, and a thing, a meaning, again, scripture.
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: saṃnidhau (संनिधौ) + tva (त्व) + avibhāgāt (अविभागात्) + phala-arthena (फल-अर्थेन) + punaḥ (पुनः) + śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃnidhau (संनिधौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | proximity |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| avibhāgāt (अविभागात्) | ablative singular | avibhāga (अविभाग) |
| phala-arthena (फल-अर्थेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a fruit, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | scripture |
The phrases
saṃnidhau (संनिधौ) is proximity. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. avibhāgāt (अविभागात्) is avibhāga (अविभाग). It stands as ablative singular.
phala-arthena (फल-अर्थेन) is a compound: a fruit, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) is scripture. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-arthena (फल-अर्थेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃnidhau (संनिधौ) and tva (त्व).