2.4.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.14
विद्यायां धर्मशास्त्रम्
vidyāyāṃ dharmaśāstram
The line
A compound: knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ), a compound: dharma, a property, and a teaching, a treatise.
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 line is short. eka-tve (एक-त्वे) from 2.4.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vidyā-yāṃa (विद्या-यांअ) + dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidyā-yāṃa (विद्या-यांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end |
| dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: dharma, a property, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vidyā-yāṃa (विद्या-यांअ) is a compound: knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्) is a compound: dharma, a property, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidyā-yāṃa (विद्या-यांअ) and dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्).