4.1.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.28
एकदेशद्रव्यश् चोत्पत्तौ वद्यमानसंयोगात्
ekadeśadravyaś cotpattau vadyamānasaṃyogāt
The line
A compound: one part, and a substance, cotpatta (चोत्पत्त), because of a compound: vadya (वद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and conjunction.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ekadeśa-dravyaḥ (एकदेश-द्रव्यः) + cotpattau (चोत्पत्तौ) + vadya-māna-saṃyogāt (वद्य-मान-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekadeśa-dravyaḥ (एकदेश-द्रव्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: one part, and a substance. Read it from the end |
| cotpattau (चोत्पत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | cotpatta (चोत्पत्त) |
| vadya-māna-saṃyogāt (वद्य-मान-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: vadya (वद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekadeśa-dravyaḥ (एकदेश-द्रव्यः) is a compound: one part, and a substance. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it ekadeśadravyaś (एकदेशद्रव्यश्). cotpattau (चोत्पत्तौ) is cotpatta (चोत्पत्त). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.
vadya-māna-saṃyogāt (वद्य-मान-संयोगात्) is a compound: vadya (वद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vadya-māna-saṃyogāt (वद्य-मान-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekadeśadravyaś (एकदेशद्रव्यश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekadeśa-dravyaḥ (एकदेश-द्रव्यः) and cotpattau (चोत्पत्तौ).