3.7.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.28
शमिता च शब्दभेदात्
śamitā ca śabdabhedāt
The line
śamita (शमित) and, because of a compound: a word, and a 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 line is short. daśa (दश) from 3.7.27 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śamitā (शमिता) + ca (च) + śabda-bhedāt (शब्द-भेदात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śamitā (शमिता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | śamita (शमित) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| śabda-bhedāt (शब्द-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śamitā (शमिता) is śamita (शमित). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
śabda-bhedāt (शब्द-भेदात्) is a compound: a word, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-bhedāt (शब्द-भेदात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śamitā (शमिता) and śabda-bhedāt (शब्द-भेदात्).