3.4.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.25
शेषाः प्रकरणेऽविशेषात् सर्वकर्मणाम्
śeṣāḥ prakaraṇe 'viśeṣāt sarvakarmaṇām
The line
The rest, what remains over, in the context, because of because there is no difference, of a compound: all, and karmaṇa (कर्मण).
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: śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) + prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) + sarva-karmaṇām (सर्व-कर्मणाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) | nominative plural | the rest, what remains over |
| prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the context |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
| sarva-karmaṇām (सर्व-कर्मणाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: all, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end |
The phrases
śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as nominative plural. prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) is the context. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. sarva-karmaṇām (सर्व-कर्मणाम्) is a compound: all, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-karmaṇām (सर्व-कर्मणाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) and prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे).