2.4.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.1
यावज्जीविकोऽभ्यासः कर्मधर्मः प्रकरणात्
yāvajjīviko 'bhyāsaḥ karmadharmaḥ prakaraṇāt
The line
yāvajjīvika (यावज्जीविक), practice, an action, dharma, because of because of the context.
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: yāvajjīviko (यावज्जीविको) + abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) + karma (कर्म) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः) + prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yāvajjīviko (यावज्जीविको) | nominative singular, masculine | yāvajjīvika (यावज्जीविक) |
| abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) | nominative singular, masculine | practice |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| dharmaḥ (धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | dharma |
| prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) | ablative singular | because of the context |
The phrases
yāvajjīviko (यावज्जीविको) is yāvajjīvika (यावज्जीविक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः) is practice. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
dharmaḥ (धर्मः) is dharma. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as karmadharmaḥ (कर्मधर्मः). prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) is because of the context. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as karmadharmaḥ (कर्मधर्मः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yāvajjīviko (यावज्जीविको) and abhyāsaḥ (अभ्यासः).
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