9.3.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.30
अविकारो वा बहूनामेककर्मवत्
avikāro vā bahūnām ekakarmavat
The line
avikāra (अविकार) or, of many, a compound: one, action, and possessing.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: avikāro (अविकारो) + vā (वा) + bahūnām (बहूनाम्) + eka-karma-vat (एक-कर्म-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avikāro (अविकारो) | nominative singular, masculine | avikāra (अविकार) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| bahūnām (बहूनाम्) | genitive plural | many |
| eka-karma-vat (एक-कर्म-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: one, action, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
avikāro (अविकारो) is avikāra (अविकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
bahūnām (बहूनाम्) is many. It stands as genitive plural. eka-karma-vat (एक-कर्म-वत्) is a compound: one, action, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-karma-vat (एक-कर्म-वत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avikāro (अविकारो) and bahūnām (बहूनाम्).