5.3.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.28
अग्नेः कर्मत्वनिर्देशात्
agneḥ karmatvanirdeśāt
The line
Of fire, because of a compound: action, the state of being that, and a statement of what the rule is.
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. kratu-ante (क्रतु-अन्ते) from 5.3.27 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: agneḥ (अग्नेः) + karma-tva-nirdeśāt (कर्म-त्व-निर्देशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agneḥ (अग्नेः) | genitive or ablative singular | fire |
| karma-tva-nirdeśāt (कर्म-त्व-निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, the state of being that, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
The phrases
agneḥ (अग्नेः) is fire. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
karma-tva-nirdeśāt (कर्म-त्व-निर्देशात्) is a compound: action, the state of being that, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-tva-nirdeśāt (कर्म-त्व-निर्देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agneḥ (अग्नेः) and karma-tva-nirdeśāt (कर्म-त्व-निर्देशात्).