3.4.46
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.46
एकस्माच् चेद् यथाकाम्यमविशेषात्
ekasmāc ced yathākāmyam aviśeṣāt
The line
If you say that because of a compound: one, and indeed, then a compound: as, and kāmya (काम्य), because of because there is no difference.
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-smāt (एक-स्मात्) + ced (चेद्) + yathā-kāmyam (यथा-काम्यम्) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-smāt (एक-स्मात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, and indeed. Read it from the end |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| yathā-kāmyam (यथा-काम्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and kāmya (काम्य). Read it from the end |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
eka-smāt (एक-स्मात्) is a compound: one, and indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ekasmāc (एकस्माच्). ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
yathā-kāmyam (यथा-काम्यम्) is a compound: as, and kāmya (काम्य). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-kāmyam (यथा-काम्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekasmāc (एकस्माच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-smāt (एक-स्मात्) and yathā-kāmyam (यथा-काम्यम्).