6.3.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.24
कर्मकरो वा भृतत्वात्
karmakaro vā bhṛtatvāt
The line
A compound: action, and kara (कर) or, because of bhṛtatva (भृतत्व).
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 line is short. sa (स) from 6.3.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: karma-karaḥ (कर्म-करः) + vā (वा) + bhṛtatvāt (भृतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karma-karaḥ (कर्म-करः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: action, and kara (कर). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| bhṛtatvāt (भृतत्वात्) | ablative singular | bhṛtatva (भृतत्व) |
The phrases
karma-karaḥ (कर्म-करः) is a compound: action, and kara (कर). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it karmakaro. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
bhṛtatvāt (भृतत्वात्) is bhṛtatva (भृतत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-karaḥ (कर्म-करः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it karmakaro.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma-karaḥ (कर्म-करः) and bhṛtatvāt (भृतत्वात्).
Next
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