6.3.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.4
कर्माभेदं तु जैमिनिः प्रयोगवचनैकत्वात् सर्वेषामुपदेशः स्यादिति
karmābhedaṃ tu jaiminiḥ prayogavacanaikatvāt sarveṣām upadeśaḥ syād iti
The line
A compound: karmā (कर्मा), and a difference but, Jaimini, because of a compound: a performance, a statement, one, and the state of being that, of of all, teaching, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound thus.
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: karmā-bhedaṃ (कर्मा-भेदं) + tu (तु) + jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) + prayoga-vacana-eka-tvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-एक-त्वात्) + sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) + upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) + syād (स्याद्) + iti (इति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karmā-bhedaṃ (कर्मा-भेदं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: karmā (कर्मा), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) | nominative singular, masculine | Jaimini |
| prayoga-vacana-eka-tvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a performance, a statement, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural | of all |
| upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | teaching |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
The phrases
karmā-bhedaṃ (कर्मा-भेदं) is a compound: karmā (कर्मा), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः) is Jaimini. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prayoga-vacana-eka-tvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a performance, a statement, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) is teaching. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prayoga-vacana-eka-tvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-एक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karmā-bhedaṃ (कर्मा-भेदं) and jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः).