5.2.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.1
सन्निपाते प्राधानानामेकैकस्य गुणानां सर्वकर्म स्यात्
sannipāte prādhānānām ekaikasya guṇānāṃ sarvakarma syāt
The line
In sannipāta (सन्निपात), a compound: prādhānā (प्राधाना), and by name, indeed, of a compound: one, and one, of of the qualities, a compound: all, and action, it would be, let it be granted.
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: sannipāte (सन्निपाते) + prādhānā-nāma (प्राधाना-नाम) + eka-ekasya (एक-एकस्य) + guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) + sarva-karma (सर्व-कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sannipāte (सन्निपाते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sannipāta (सन्निपात) |
| prādhānā-nāma (प्राधाना-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: prādhānā (प्राधाना), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| eka-ekasya (एक-एकस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: one, and one. Read it from the end |
| guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| sarva-karma (सर्व-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: all, and action. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sannipāte (सन्निपाते) is sannipāta (सन्निपात). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prādhānā-nāma (प्राधाना-नाम) is a compound: prādhānā (प्राधाना), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. eka-ekasya (एक-एकस्य) is a compound: one, and one. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. sarva-karma (सर्व-कर्म) is a compound: all, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prādhānā-nāma (प्राधाना-नाम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sannipāte (सन्निपाते) and prādhānā-nāma (प्राधाना-नाम).
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5.2.2. Of of all, vaikajātīya (वैकजातीय), because of kṛtānupūrvyatva (कृतानुपूर्व्यत्व).