9.3.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.38
एकस् तु समवायात् तस्य तल्लक्षणत्वात्
ekas tu samavāyāt tasya tallakṣaṇatvāt
The line
One but, because of because of inherence, of of that, his, because of a compound: that, a mark, and the state of being that.
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: ekaḥ (एकः) + tu (तु) + samavāyāt (समवायात्) + tasya (तस्य) + tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekaḥ (एकः) | nominative singular, masculine | one |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| samavāyāt (समवायात्) | ablative singular | because of inherence |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, a mark, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekaḥ (एकः) is one. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it ekas. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. samavāyāt (समवायात्) is because of inherence. It stands as ablative singular.
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्) is a compound: that, a mark, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekas.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekaḥ (एकः) and samavāyāt (समवायात्).