7.1.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.7
उत्पत्तौ विध्यभावाद् वा चोदनायां प्रवृत्तिः स्यात् ततश् च कर्मभेदः स्यात्
utpattau vidhyabhāvād vā codanāyāṃ pravṛttiḥ syāt tataś ca karmabhedaḥ syāt
The line
Arising, the origin, because of a compound: an injunction, and absence or, a compound: a command, and yāṃa (यांअ), activity, it would be, let it be granted, from that, then and, a compound: action, and a difference, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. Transfer. The details of a model rite are carried to a variant rite, and where that carrying stops. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) + vidhi-abhāvāt (विधि-अभावात्) + vā (वा) + codanā-yāṃa (चोदना-यांअ) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्) + tataḥ (ततः) + ca (च) + karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | arising, the origin |
| vidhi-abhāvāt (विधि-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an injunction, and absence. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| codanā-yāṃa (चोदना-यांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a command, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | from that, then |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) is arising, the origin. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. vidhi-abhāvāt (विधि-अभावात्) is a compound: an injunction, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhyabhāvād (विध्यभावाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. codanā-yāṃa (चोदना-यांअ) is a compound: a command, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tataḥ (ततः) is from that, then. It stands as indeclinable. The line writes it tataś (ततश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. karma-bhedaḥ (कर्म-भेदः) is a compound: action, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-abhāvāt (विधि-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhyabhāvād (विध्यभावाद्). The line writes it tataś (ततश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpattau (उत्पत्तौ) and vidhi-abhāvāt (विधि-अभावात्).