2.4.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.8
नामरूपधर्मविशेषपुनरुक्तिनिन्दाशाक्तिसमाप्तिवचनप्रायश्चित्तान्यार्थदर्शनाच् छाखान्तरेषु कर्मभेदः स्यात्
nāmarūpadharmaviśeṣapunaruktinindāśāktisamāptivacanaprāyaścittānyārthadarśanāc chākhāntareṣu karmabhedaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: by name, indeed, a form, dharma, a property, a difference, puna (पुन), rukti (रुक्ति), nindā (निन्दा), śākti (शाक्ति), samāpti (समाप्ति), a statement, prāya (प्राय), ścittā (श्चित्ता), nyārtha (न्यार्थ), and seeing, in chākhāntara (छाखान्तर), a compound: action, and a difference, 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: nāma-rūpa-dharma-viśeṣa-puna-rukti-nindā-śākti-samāpti-vacana-prāya-ścittā-nyārtha-darśanāt (नाम-रूप-धर्म-विशेष-पुन-रुक्ति-निन्दा-शाक्ति-समाप्ति-वचन-प्राय-श्चित्ता-न्यार्थ-दर्शनात्) + chākhāntareṣu (छाखान्तरेषु) + karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāma-rūpa-dharma-viśeṣa-puna-rukti-nindā-śākti-samāpti-vacana-prāya-ścittā-nyārtha-darśanāt (नाम-रूप-धर्म-विशेष-पुन-रुक्ति-निन्दा-शाक्ति-समाप्ति-वचन-प्राय-श्चित्ता-न्यार्थ-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: by name, indeed, a form, dharma, a property, a difference, puna (पुन), rukti (रुक्ति), nindā (निन्दा), śākti (शाक्ति), samāpti (समाप्ति), a statement, prāya (प्राय), ścittā (श्चित्ता), nyārtha (न्यार्थ), and seeing. Read it from the end |
| chākhāntareṣu (छाखान्तरेषु) | locative plural | chākhāntara (छाखान्तर) |
| karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
nāma-rūpa-dharma-viśeṣa-puna-rukti-nindā-śākti-samāpti-vacana-prāya-ścittā-nyārtha-darśanāt (नाम-रूप-धर्म-विशेष-पुन-रुक्ति-निन्दा-शाक्ति-समाप्ति-वचन-प्राय-श्चित्ता-न्यार्थ-दर्शनात्) is a compound: by name, indeed, a form, dharma, a property, a difference, puna (पुन), rukti (रुक्ति), nindā (निन्दा), śākti (शाक्ति), samāpti (समाप्ति), a statement, prāya (प्राय), ścittā (श्चित्ता), nyārtha (न्यार्थ), and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nāmarūpadharmaviśeṣapunaruktinindāśāktisamāptivacanaprāyaścittānyārthadarśanāc (नामरूपधर्मविशेषपुनरुक्तिनिन्दाशाक्तिसमाप्तिवचनप्रायश्चित्तान्यार्थदर्शनाच्). chākhāntareṣu (छाखान्तरेषु) is chākhāntara (छाखान्तर). It stands as locative plural.
karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) is a compound: action, and a difference. 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
nāma-rūpa-dharma-viśeṣa-puna-rukti-nindā-śākti-samāpti-vacana-prāya-ścittā-nyārtha-darśanāt (नाम-रूप-धर्म-विशेष-पुन-रुक्ति-निन्दा-शाक्ति-समाप्ति-वचन-प्राय-श्चित्ता-न्यार्थ-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nāmarūpadharmaviśeṣapunaruktinindāśāktisamāptivacanaprāyaścittānyārthadarśanāc (नामरूपधर्मविशेषपुनरुक्तिनिन्दाशाक्तिसमाप्तिवचनप्रायश्चित्तान्यार्थदर्शनाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nāma-rūpa-dharma-viśeṣa-puna-rukti-nindā-śākti-samāpti-vacana-prāya-ścittā-nyārtha-darśanāt (नाम-रूप-धर्म-विशेष-पुन-रुक्ति-निन्दा-शाक्ति-समाप्ति-वचन-प्राय-श्चित्ता-न्यार्थ-दर्शनात्) and chākhāntareṣu (छाखान्तरेषु).
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2.4.9. One or, because of a compound: conjunction, a form, a command, khyā (ख्या), and a difference.