4.3.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.20
काम्ये कर्मणि नित्यः स्वर्गे यथा यज्ञाङ्गे क्रत्वर्थः
kāmye karmaṇi nityaḥ svarge yathā yajñāṅge kratvarthaḥ
The line
In kāmya (काम्य), in in the action, eternal, in svarga (स्वर्ग), as, in a compound: a sacrifice, and a limb, a subsidiary part, a compound: a rite, and a thing, a meaning.
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: kāmye (काम्ये) + karmaṇi (कर्मणि) + nityaḥ (नित्यः) + svarge (स्वर्गे) + yathā (यथा) + yajña-aṅge (यज्ञ-अङ्गे) + kratu-arthaḥ (क्रतु-अर्थः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāmye (काम्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | kāmya (काम्य) |
| karmaṇi (कर्मणि) | locative singular | in the action |
| nityaḥ (नित्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | eternal |
| svarge (स्वर्गे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | svarga (स्वर्ग) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| yajña-aṅge (यज्ञ-अङ्गे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a sacrifice, and a limb, a subsidiary part. Read it from the end |
| kratu-arthaḥ (क्रतु-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a rite, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kāmye (काम्ये) is kāmya (काम्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. karmaṇi (कर्मणि) is in the action. It stands as locative singular. nityaḥ (नित्यः) is eternal. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svarge (स्वर्गे) is svarga (स्वर्ग). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. yajña-aṅge (यज्ञ-अङ्गे) is a compound: a sacrifice, and a limb, a subsidiary part. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kratu-arthaḥ (क्रतु-अर्थः) is a compound: a rite, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
kratu-arthaḥ (क्रतु-अर्थः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāmye (काम्ये) and karmaṇi (कर्मणि).
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