8.1.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.26
एककर्मणि विकल्पोऽविभागो हि चोदनैकत्वात्
ekakarmaṇi vikalpo 'vibhāgo hi codanaikatvāt
The line
In ekakarmaṇa (एककर्मण), an alternative, a division, avibhāga (अविभाग). Because of a compound: a command, one, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 8. Transfer by specific indications. The signs in a variant rite's own sentence say which model it borrows from. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ekakarmaṇi (एककर्मणि) + vikalpo (विकल्पो) + avibhāgo (अविभागो) + hi (हि) + codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekakarmaṇi (एककर्मणि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | ekakarmaṇa (एककर्मण) |
| vikalpo (विकल्पो) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| avibhāgo (अविभागो) | nominative singular, masculine | avibhāga (अविभाग) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a command, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekakarmaṇi (एककर्मणि) is ekakarmaṇa (एककर्मण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. vikalpo (विकल्पो) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. avibhāgo (अविभागो) is avibhāga (अविभाग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: a command, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
codanā-eka-tvāt (चोदना-एक-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.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekakarmaṇi (एककर्मणि) and vikalpo (विकल्पो).