4.1.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.31
कर्मकार्यात्
karmakāryāt
The line
Because of a compound: action, and an effect.
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. śeṣa-sannidhānāt (शेष-सन्निधानात्) from 4.1.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: karma-kāryāt (कर्म-कार्यात्)
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 |
The phrases
karma-kāryāt (कर्म-कार्यात्) is a compound: action, and an effect. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
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).
Next
4.1.32. Because of because a mark is seen. the final t meets c and.