9.2.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.3
कर्म वा विधिलक्षणम्
karma vā vidhilakṣaṇam
The line
An action or, a compound: an injunction, and a mark.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. tadukta-doṣam (तदुक्त-दोषम्) from 9.2.2 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: karma (कर्म) + vā (वा) + vidhi-lakṣaṇam (विधि-लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| vidhi-lakṣaṇam (विधि-लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: an injunction, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
vidhi-lakṣaṇam (विधि-लक्षणम्) is a compound: an injunction, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-lakṣaṇam (विधि-लक्षणम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma (कर्म) and vidhi-lakṣaṇam (विधि-लक्षणम्).
Next
9.2.4. tādṛgdravya (तादृग्द्रव्य), because of because of a statement, pākayajñavat (पाकयज्ञवत्).