2.4.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.16
अद्विर्वचनं वा श्रुतिसंयोगाविशेषात्
advirvacanaṃ vā śrutisaṃyogāviśeṣāt
The line
advirvacana (अद्विर्वचन) or, because of a compound: scripture, conjunction, and no difference.
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. agneyavatpunarvacanam (अग्नेयवत्पुनर्वचनम्) from 2.4.15 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: advirvacanaṃ (अद्विर्वचनं) + vā (वा) + śruti-saṃyoga-aviśeṣāt (श्रुति-संयोग-अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| advirvacanaṃ (अद्विर्वचनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | advirvacana (अद्विर्वचन) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śruti-saṃyoga-aviśeṣāt (श्रुति-संयोग-अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, conjunction, and no difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
advirvacanaṃ (अद्विर्वचनं) is advirvacana (अद्विर्वचन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
śruti-saṃyoga-aviśeṣāt (श्रुति-संयोग-अविशेषात्) is a compound: scripture, conjunction, and no difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-saṃyoga-aviśeṣāt (श्रुति-संयोग-अविशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss advirvacanaṃ (अद्विर्वचनं) and śruti-saṃyoga-aviśeṣāt (श्रुति-संयोग-अविशेषात्).