4.3.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.14
एकं वा चोदनैकत्वात्
ekaṃ vā codanaikatvāt
The line
One or, because of a compound: a command, one, 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 line is short. tat-sarva-artham (तत्-सर्व-अर्थम्) from 4.3.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ekaṃ (एकं) + vā (वा) + codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekaṃ (एकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a command, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekaṃ (एकं) is one. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a command, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekaṃ (एकं) and codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्).