4.1.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.12
एकश्रुतित्वाच् च
ekaśrutitvāc ca
The line
Because of a compound: one, scripture, and the state of being that and.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The line is short. tatra-ikatvama-yajña-aṅgam (तत्र-इकत्वम-यज्ञ-अङ्गम्) from 4.1.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: eka-śruti-tvāt (एक-श्रुति-त्वात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-śruti-tvāt (एक-श्रुति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, scripture, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
eka-śruti-tvāt (एक-श्रुति-त्वात्) is a compound: one, scripture, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ekaśrutitvāc (एकश्रुतित्वाच्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-śruti-tvāt (एक-श्रुति-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekaśrutitvāc (एकश्रुतित्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-śruti-tvāt (एक-श्रुति-त्वात्).