3.1.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.13
एकत्वयुक्तमेकस्य श्रुतिसंयोगात्
ekatvayuktam ekasya śrutisaṃyogāt
The line
A compound: one, the state of being that, and fit, right, of one, because of because of the joining with the direct word.
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: eka-tva-yuktam (एक-त्व-युक्तम्) + ekasya (एकस्य) + śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-tva-yuktam (एक-त्व-युक्तम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: one, the state of being that, and fit, right. Read it from the end |
| ekasya (एकस्य) | genitive singular | one |
| śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) | ablative singular | because of the joining with the direct word |
The phrases
eka-tva-yuktam (एक-त्व-युक्तम्) is a compound: one, the state of being that, and fit, right. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ekasya (एकस्य) is one. It stands as genitive singular.
śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is because of the joining with the direct word. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-tva-yuktam (एक-त्व-युक्तम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-tva-yuktam (एक-त्व-युक्तम्) and ekasya (एकस्य).