5.1.25

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.25

प्रवृत्या कृतकालानाम्

pravṛtyā kṛtakālānām

The line

pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य), of a compound: made, done, and time.

Where it sits

In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Order. Sequence is fixed by the order of the words, and by other rules when the words do not decide. The line is short. tadādi (तदादि) from 5.1.24 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).

Split: pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) + kṛta-kālānām (कृत-कालानाम्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या)nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singularpravṛtya (प्रवृत्य)
kṛta-kālānām (कृत-कालानाम्)genitive plurala compound: made, done, and time. Read it from the end

The phrases

pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) is pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.

kṛta-kālānām (कृत-कालानाम्) is a compound: made, done, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.

Sanskrit in this line

kṛta-kālānām (कृत-कालानाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) and kṛta-kālānām (कृत-कालानाम्).

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