2.4.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.32
विरोधिना त्वसंयोगादैककर्म्ये तत्संयोगाद् विधीनां सर्वकर्मप्रत्ययः स्यात्
virodhinā tv asaṃyogād aikakarmye tatsaṃyogād vidhīnāṃ sarvakarmapratyayaḥ syāt
The line
By means of a clash, the state of being that, because of asaṃyoga (असंयोग), in being one and the same act, because of a compound: that, and conjunction, of an injunction, a compound: all, action, and a condition, it would be, let it be granted.
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: virodhinā (विरोधिना) + tva (त्व) + asaṃyogād (असंयोगाद्) + aikakarmye (ऐककर्म्ये) + tat-saṃyogāt (तत्-संयोगात्) + vidhīnāṃ (विधीनां) + sarva-karma-pratyayaḥ (सर्व-कर्म-प्रत्ययः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| virodhinā (विरोधिना) | instrumental singular | a clash |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| asaṃyogād (असंयोगाद्) | ablative singular | asaṃyoga (असंयोग) |
| aikakarmye (ऐककर्म्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | being one and the same act |
| tat-saṃyogāt (तत्-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| vidhīnāṃ (विधीनां) | genitive plural | an injunction |
| sarva-karma-pratyayaḥ (सर्व-कर्म-प्रत्ययः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, action, and a condition. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
virodhinā (विरोधिना) is a clash. It stands as instrumental singular. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. asaṃyogād (असंयोगाद्) is asaṃyoga (असंयोग). It stands as ablative singular. aikakarmye (ऐककर्म्ये) is being one and the same act. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
tat-saṃyogāt (तत्-संयोगात्) is a compound: that, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tatsaṃyogād (तत्संयोगाद्). vidhīnāṃ (विधीनां) is an injunction. It stands as genitive plural. sarva-karma-pratyayaḥ (सर्व-कर्म-प्रत्ययः) is a compound: all, action, and a condition. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-karma-pratyayaḥ (सर्व-कर्म-प्रत्ययः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tatsaṃyogād (तत्संयोगाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss virodhinā (विरोधिना) and tva (त्व).
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3.1.1. Now, and then, therefore, from this, a compound: the rest, what remains over, and a mark.