3.8.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.8.30
द्रव्यसंस्कारः प्रकारणाविशेषात् सर्वकर्मणाम्
dravyasaṃskāraḥ prakāraṇāviśeṣāt sarvakarmaṇām
The line
A compound: a substance, and a compounded thing, because of a compound: prakā (प्रका), raṇā (रणा), and a 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: dravya-saṃskāraḥ (द्रव्य-संस्कारः) + prakā-raṇā-viśeṣāt (प्रका-रणा-विशेषात्) + sarva-karmaṇām (सर्व-कर्मणाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-saṃskāraḥ (द्रव्य-संस्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a substance, and a compounded thing. Read it from the end |
| prakā-raṇā-viśeṣāt (प्रका-रणा-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: prakā (प्रका), raṇā (रणा), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| sarva-karmaṇām (सर्व-कर्मणाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: all, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dravya-saṃskāraḥ (द्रव्य-संस्कारः) is a compound: a substance, and a compounded thing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prakā-raṇā-viśeṣāt (प्रका-रणा-विशेषात्) is a compound: prakā (प्रका), raṇā (रणा), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
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
prakā-raṇā-viśeṣāt (प्रका-रणा-विशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-saṃskāraḥ (द्रव्य-संस्कारः) and prakā-raṇā-viśeṣāt (प्रका-रणा-विशेषात्).