3.5.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.5.11
जातिविशेषात् परम्
jātiviśeṣāt param
The line
Because of a compound: a futile rejoinder, and a difference, the highest, only.
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 line is short. utpannādhikārāt (उत्पन्नाधिकारात्) from 3.5.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: jāti-viśeṣāt (जाति-विशेषात्) + param (परम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jāti-viśeṣāt (जाति-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a futile rejoinder, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| param (परम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
The phrases
jāti-viśeṣāt (जाति-विशेषात्) is a compound: a futile rejoinder, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
param (परम्) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
jāti-viśeṣāt (जाति-विशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jāti-viśeṣāt (जाति-विशेषात्) and param (परम्).