3.1.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.12
अर्थैकत्वे द्रव्यगुणयोरैककर्म्यान् नियमः स्यात्
arthaikatve dravyaguṇayor aikakarmyān niyamaḥ syāt
The line
In a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that, of a compound: a substance, and a quality, being one and the same act, a restriction, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: artha-eka-tve (अर्थ-एक-त्वे) + dravya-guṇayoḥ (द्रव्य-गुणयोः) + aikakarmyān (ऐककर्म्यान्) + niyamaḥ (नियमः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-eka-tve (अर्थ-एक-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| dravya-guṇayoḥ (द्रव्य-गुणयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: a substance, and a quality. Read it from the end |
| aikakarmyān (ऐककर्म्यान्) | accusative plural, masculine | being one and the same act |
| niyamaḥ (नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a restriction |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
artha-eka-tve (अर्थ-एक-त्वे) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dravya-guṇayoḥ (द्रव्य-गुणयोः) is a compound: a substance, and a quality. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it dravyaguṇayor (द्रव्यगुणयोर्). aikakarmyān (ऐककर्म्यान्) is being one and the same act. It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
niyamaḥ (नियमः) is a restriction. 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
dravya-guṇayoḥ (द्रव्य-गुणयोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dravyaguṇayor (द्रव्यगुणयोर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-eka-tve (अर्थ-एक-त्वे) and dravya-guṇayoḥ (द्रव्य-गुणयोः).