4.2.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.1
स्वरुस् त्वनेकनिष्पत्तिः स्वकर्मशब्दत्वात्
svarus tv anekaniṣpattiḥ svakarmaśabdatvāt
The line
svarus (स्वरु), the state of being that, a compound: several, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त), because of a compound: one's own, a word for an action, and the state of being that.
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: svarus (स्वरु) + tva (त्व) + aneka-niṣpattiḥ (अनेक-निष्पत्तिः) + sva-karmaśabda-tvāt (स्व-कर्मशब्द-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svarus (स्वरु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| aneka-niṣpattiḥ (अनेक-निष्पत्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: several, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त). Read it from the end |
| sva-karmaśabda-tvāt (स्व-कर्मशब्द-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one's own, a word for an action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
svarus (स्वरु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
aneka-niṣpattiḥ (अनेक-निष्पत्तिः) is a compound: several, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. sva-karmaśabda-tvāt (स्व-कर्मशब्द-त्वात्) is a compound: one's own, a word for an action, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sva-karmaśabda-tvāt (स्व-कर्मशब्द-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svarus (स्वरु) and tva (त्व).