5.3.43
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.43
एकस्तोमे वा क्रतुसंयोगात्
ekastome vā kratusaṃyogāt
The line
In ekastoma (एकस्तोम) or, because of a compound: a rite, and conjunction.
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. vidhi-pratyayāt (विधि-प्रत्ययात्) from 5.3.42 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ekastome (एकस्तोमे) + vā (वा) + kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekastome (एकस्तोमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ekastoma (एकस्तोम) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a rite, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekastome (एकस्तोमे) is ekastoma (एकस्तोम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्) is a compound: a rite, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekastome (एकस्तोमे) and kratu-saṃyogāt (क्रतु-संयोगात्).