2.4.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.20
एकत्वेऽपि पराणि निन्दाशक्तिसमाप्तिवचनानि
ekatve 'pi parāṇi nindāśaktisamāptivacanāni
The line
In a compound: one, and the state of being that even, another, the higher, a compound: nindā (निन्दा), a power, a capacity, samāpti (समाप्ति), and a statement.
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: eka-tve (एक-त्वे) + api (अपि) + parāṇi (पराणि) + nindā-śakti-samāpti-vacanāni (निन्दा-शक्ति-समाप्ति-वचनानि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-tve (एक-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| parāṇi (पराणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | another, the higher |
| nindā-śakti-samāpti-vacanāni (निन्दा-शक्ति-समाप्ति-वचनानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a compound: nindā (निन्दा), a power, a capacity, samāpti (समाप्ति), and a statement. Read it from the end |
The phrases
eka-tve (एक-त्वे) is a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
parāṇi (पराणि) is another, the higher. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. nindā-śakti-samāpti-vacanāni (निन्दा-शक्ति-समाप्ति-वचनानि) is a compound: nindā (निन्दा), a power, a capacity, samāpti (समाप्ति), and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
nindā-śakti-samāpti-vacanāni (निन्दा-शक्ति-समाप्ति-वचनानि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-tve (एक-त्वे) and parāṇi (पराणि).
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