5.4.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.12
सर्वस्य वैककर्म्यात्
sarvasya vaikakarmyāt
The line
Of of all, because of vaikakarmya (वैककर्म्य).
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. paurṇamāsī (पौर्णमासी) from 5.4.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sarvasya (सर्वस्य) + vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvasya (सर्वस्य) | genitive singular | of all |
| vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्) | ablative singular | vaikakarmya (वैककर्म्य) |
The phrases
sarvasya (सर्वस्य) is of all. It stands as genitive singular.
vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्) is vaikakarmya (वैककर्म्य). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarvasya (सर्वस्य) and vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्).