4.2.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.21
अर्थकर्म वाभिधानसंयोगात्
arthakarma vābhidhānasaṃyogāt
The line
A compound: a thing, a meaning, and action, because of a compound: or, a naming, 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 line is short. saumike (सौमिके) from 4.2.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) + vā-abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (वा-अभिधान-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and action. Read it from the end |
| vā-abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (वा-अभिधान-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, a naming, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
vā-abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (वा-अभिधान-संयोगात्) is a compound: or, a naming, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (वा-अभिधान-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-karma (अर्थ-कर्म) and vā-abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (वा-अभिधान-संयोगात्).