2.4.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.9
एकं वा संयोगरूपचोदनाख्याविशेषात्
ekaṃ vā saṃyogarūpacodanākhyāviśeṣāt
The line
One or, because of a compound: conjunction, a form, a command, khyā (ख्या), and a 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. 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) from 2.4.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ekaṃ (एकं) + vā (वा) + saṃyoga-rūpa-codanā-khyā-viśeṣāt (संयोग-रूप-चोदना-ख्या-विशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekaṃ (एकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| saṃyoga-rūpa-codanā-khyā-viśeṣāt (संयोग-रूप-चोदना-ख्या-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: conjunction, a form, a command, khyā (ख्या), and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekaṃ (एकं) is one. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
saṃyoga-rūpa-codanā-khyā-viśeṣāt (संयोग-रूप-चोदना-ख्या-विशेषात्) is a compound: conjunction, a form, a command, khyā (ख्या), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃyoga-rūpa-codanā-khyā-viśeṣāt (संयोग-रूप-चोदना-ख्या-विशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekaṃ (एकं) and saṃyoga-rūpa-codanā-khyā-viśeṣāt (संयोग-रूप-चोदना-ख्या-विशेषात्).