7.3.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.35
कर्मणः पृष्टशब्दः स्यात् तथाभूतोपदेशात्
karmaṇaḥ pṛṣṭaśabdaḥ syāt tathābhūtopadeśāt
The line
Of of the action, from the action, a compound: pṛṣṭa (पृष्ट), and a word, it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: so, an element, and teaching.
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: karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + pṛṣṭa-śabdaḥ (पृष्ट-शब्दः) + syāt (स्यात्) + tathā-bhūta-upadeśāt (तथा-भूत-उपदेशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| pṛṣṭa-śabdaḥ (पृष्ट-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: pṛṣṭa (पृष्ट), and a word. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tathā-bhūta-upadeśāt (तथा-भूत-उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: so, an element, and teaching. Read it from the end |
The phrases
karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. pṛṣṭa-śabdaḥ (पृष्ट-शब्दः) is a compound: pṛṣṭa (पृष्ट), and a word. 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. tathā-bhūta-upadeśāt (तथा-भूत-उपदेशात्) is a compound: so, an element, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-bhūta-upadeśāt (तथा-भूत-उपदेशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) and pṛṣṭa-śabdaḥ (पृष्ट-शब्दः).