3.1.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.4
कर्माण्यपि जैमिनिः फलार्थत्वात्
karmāṇyapi jaiminiḥ phalārthatvāt
The line
In karmāṇyapa (कर्माण्यप), Jaimini, because of a compound: a fruit, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that.
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: karmāṇyapi (कर्माण्यपि) + jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) + phala-artha-tvāt (फल-अर्थ-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karmāṇyapi (कर्माण्यपि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | karmāṇyapa (कर्माण्यप) |
| jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) | nominative singular, masculine | Jaimini |
| phala-artha-tvāt (फल-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
karmāṇyapi (कर्माण्यपि) is karmāṇyapa (कर्माण्यप). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) is Jaimini. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
phala-artha-tvāt (फल-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: a fruit, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-artha-tvāt (फल-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karmāṇyapi (कर्माण्यपि) and jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः).