4.2.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.29
विधेः कर्मापवर्गित्वादर्थान्तरे विधिप्रदेशः स्यात्
vidheḥ karmāpavargitvād arthāntare vidhipradeśaḥ syāt
The line
Of an injunction, because of karmāpavargitva (कर्मापवर्गित्व), in a different thing, a compound: an injunction, and a unit, it would be, let it be granted.
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: vidheḥ (विधेः) + karmāpavargitvād (कर्मापवर्गित्वाद्) + arthāntare (अर्थान्तरे) + vidhi-pradeśaḥ (विधि-प्रदेशः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidheḥ (विधेः) | genitive or ablative singular | an injunction |
| karmāpavargitvād (कर्मापवर्गित्वाद्) | ablative singular | karmāpavargitva (कर्मापवर्गित्व) |
| arthāntare (अर्थान्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a different thing |
| vidhi-pradeśaḥ (विधि-प्रदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an injunction, and a unit. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vidheḥ (विधेः) is an injunction. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. karmāpavargitvād (कर्मापवर्गित्वाद्) is karmāpavargitva (कर्मापवर्गित्व). It stands as ablative singular. arthāntare (अर्थान्तरे) is a different thing. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
vidhi-pradeśaḥ (विधि-प्रदेशः) is a compound: an injunction, and a unit. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karmāpavargitvād (कर्मापवर्गित्वाद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidheḥ (विधेः) and karmāpavargitvād (कर्मापवर्गित्वाद्).