7.2.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.13
अपि तु कर्मशब्दः स्याद् भावोऽर्थः प्रसिद्धग्रहणत्वाद् विकारो ह्यविशिष्टोऽन्यैः
api tu karmaśabdaḥ syād bhāvo 'rthaḥ prasiddhagrahaṇatvād vikāro hy aviśiṣṭo 'nyaiḥ
The line
Even but, a word for an action, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound, the thing, the meaning, because of a compound: already familiar, a grasping, and the state of being that, a transformation. Not set apart, by means of other.
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: api (अपि) + tu (तु) + karmaśabdaḥ (कर्मशब्दः) + syād (स्याद्) + bhāvo (भावो) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) + prasiddha-grahaṇa-tvāt (प्रसिद्ध-ग्रहण-त्वात्) + vikāraḥ (विकारः) + hy (ह्य्) + aviśiṣṭo (अविशिष्टो) + anyaiḥ (अन्यैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| karmaśabdaḥ (कर्मशब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a word for an action |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| bhāvo (भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound |
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| prasiddha-grahaṇa-tvāt (प्रसिद्ध-ग्रहण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: already familiar, a grasping, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| aviśiṣṭo (अविशिष्टो) | nominative singular, masculine | not set apart |
| anyaiḥ (अन्यैः) | instrumental plural | other |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. karmaśabdaḥ (कर्मशब्दः) is a word for an action. 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. bhāvo (भावो) is a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
prasiddha-grahaṇa-tvāt (प्रसिद्ध-ग्रहण-त्वात्) is a compound: already familiar, a grasping, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prasiddhagrahaṇatvād (प्रसिद्धग्रहणत्वाद्). vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vikāro (विकारो). hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. aviśiṣṭo (अविशिष्टो) is not set apart. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anyaiḥ (अन्यैः) is other. It stands as instrumental plural. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
prasiddha-grahaṇa-tvāt (प्रसिद्ध-ग्रहण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it prasiddhagrahaṇatvād (प्रसिद्धग्रहणत्वाद्). The line writes it vikāro (विकारो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karmaśabdaḥ (कर्मशब्दः) and syād (स्याद्).