3.1.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.20
साकाङ्क्षं त्वेकवाक्यं स्यादसमाप्तं हि पूर्वेण
sākāṅkṣaṃ tv ekavākyaṃ syād asamāptaṃ hi pūrveṇa
The line
sākāṅkṣa (साकाङ्क्ष), the state of being that, a compound: one, and a sentence, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, asamāpta (असमाप्त). By means of the earlier.
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: sākāṅkṣaṃ (साकाङ्क्षं) + tva (त्व) + eka-vākyaṃ (एक-वाक्यं) + syād (स्याद्) + asamāptaṃ (असमाप्तं) + hi (हि) + pūrveṇa (पूर्वेण)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sākāṅkṣaṃ (साकाङ्क्षं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sākāṅkṣa (साकाङ्क्ष) |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| eka-vākyaṃ (एक-वाक्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: one, and a sentence. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| asamāptaṃ (असमाप्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | asamāpta (असमाप्त) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| pūrveṇa (पूर्वेण) | instrumental singular | the earlier |
The phrases
sākāṅkṣaṃ (साकाङ्क्षं) is sākāṅkṣa (साकाङ्क्ष). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eka-vākyaṃ (एक-वाक्यं) is a compound: one, and a sentence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
asamāptaṃ (असमाप्तं) is asamāpta (असमाप्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. pūrveṇa (पूर्वेण) is the earlier. It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-vākyaṃ (एक-वाक्यं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sākāṅkṣaṃ (साकाङ्क्षं) and tva (त्व).