6.2.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.16
लोके कर्माणि वेदवत् ततोऽधिपुरुषज्ञानम्
loke karmāṇi vedavat tato 'dhipuruṣajñānam
The line
In the world, acts, a compound: the Veda, and possessing, from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound, a compound: adhi (अधि), the person, and knowing.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Who may perform. Eligibility, and the way substances are tied to an act. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: loke (लोके) + karmāṇi (कर्माणि) + veda-vat (वेद-वत्) + tato (ततो) + adhi-puruṣa-jñānam (अधि-पुरुष-ज्ञानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| loke (लोके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the world |
| karmāṇi (कर्माणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | acts |
| veda-vat (वेद-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the Veda, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| adhi-puruṣa-jñānam (अधि-पुरुष-ज्ञानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: adhi (अधि), the person, and knowing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
loke (लोके) is the world. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. karmāṇi (कर्माणि) is acts. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. veda-vat (वेद-वत्) is a compound: the Veda, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. adhi-puruṣa-jñānam (अधि-पुरुष-ज्ञानम्) is a compound: adhi (अधि), the person, and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
adhi-puruṣa-jñānam (अधि-पुरुष-ज्ञानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss loke (लोके) and karmāṇi (कर्माणि).
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