4.2.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.23
कर्तृदेशकालानामचोदनं प्रयोगे नित्यसमवायात्
kartṛdeśakālānām acodanaṃ prayoge nityasamavāyāt
The line
Of a compound: an agent, a place, and time, acodana (अचोदन), in in use, in the performance, because of a compound: eternal, and inherence.
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: kartṛ-deśa-kālānām (कर्तृ-देश-कालानाम्) + acodanaṃ (अचोदनं) + prayoge (प्रयोगे) + nitya-samavāyāt (नित्य-समवायात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kartṛ-deśa-kālānām (कर्तृ-देश-कालानाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: an agent, a place, and time. Read it from the end |
| acodanaṃ (अचोदनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | acodana (अचोदन) |
| prayoge (प्रयोगे) | locative singular | in use, in the performance |
| nitya-samavāyāt (नित्य-समवायात्) | ablative singular | a compound: eternal, and inherence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kartṛ-deśa-kālānām (कर्तृ-देश-कालानाम्) is a compound: an agent, a place, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. acodanaṃ (अचोदनं) is acodana (अचोदन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
prayoge (प्रयोगे) is in use, in the performance. It stands as locative singular. nitya-samavāyāt (नित्य-समवायात्) is a compound: eternal, and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kartṛ-deśa-kālānām (कर्तृ-देश-कालानाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kartṛ-deśa-kālānām (कर्तृ-देश-कालानाम्) and acodanaṃ (अचोदनं).
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