5.1.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.27
असंयोगात् तु वैकृतं तदेव प्रतिकृष्येत.
asaṃyogāt tu vaikṛtaṃ tad eva pratikṛṣyeta.
The line
Because of asaṃyoga (असंयोग) but, done, that just, a compound: toward, against, and kṛṣyeta (कृष्येत).
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) + tu (तु) + vai (वै) + kṛtaṃ (कृतं) + tad (तद्) + eva (एव) + prati-kṛṣyeta (प्रति-कृष्येत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) | ablative singular | asaṃyoga (असंयोग) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vai (वै) | indeclinable | indeed |
| kṛtaṃ (कृतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | done |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| prati-kṛṣyeta (प्रति-कृष्येत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: toward, against, and kṛṣyeta (कृष्येत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) is asaṃyoga (असंयोग). It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vai (वै) is indeed. It stands as indeclinable. kṛtaṃ (कृतं) is done. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as vaikṛtaṃ (वैकृतं).
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. prati-kṛṣyeta (प्रति-कृष्येत) is a compound: toward, against, and kṛṣyeta (कृष्येत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-kṛṣyeta (प्रति-कृष्येत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as vaikṛtaṃ (वैकृतं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) and kṛtaṃ (कृतं).
Next
5.1.28. prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक) and, notkarṣed (नोत्कर्षेद्), because of asaṃyoga (असंयोग).