3.7.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.32
कर्मकार्यात् सर्वेषामृत्विक्त्वमविशेषात्
karmakāryāt sarveṣām ṛtviktvam aviśeṣāt
The line
Because of a compound: action, and an effect, of of all, ṛtviktva (ऋत्विक्त्व), 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: karma-kāryāt (कर्म-कार्यात्) + sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) + ṛtviktvam (ऋत्विक्त्वम्) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karma-kāryāt (कर्म-कार्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and an effect. Read it from the end |
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural | of all |
| ṛtviktvam (ऋत्विक्त्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ṛtviktva (ऋत्विक्त्व) |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
karma-kāryāt (कर्म-कार्यात्) is a compound: action, and an effect. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is of all. It stands as genitive plural.
ṛtviktvam (ऋत्विक्त्वम्) is ṛtviktva (ऋत्विक्त्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-kāryāt (कर्म-कार्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma-kāryāt (कर्म-कार्यात्) and sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्).
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