9.4.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.30
क्रियार्थत्वादितरेषु कर्म स्यात्
kriyārthatvād itareṣu karma syāt
The line
Because of a compound: an act, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, in the other, an action, it would be, let it be granted.
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: kriyā-artha-tvāt (क्रिया-अर्थ-त्वात्) + itareṣu (इतरेषु) + karma (कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kriyā-artha-tvāt (क्रिया-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an act, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| itareṣu (इतरेषु) | locative plural | the other |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
kriyā-artha-tvāt (क्रिया-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: an act, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it kriyārthatvād (क्रियार्थत्वाद्). itareṣu (इतरेषु) is the other. It stands as locative plural.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kriyā-artha-tvāt (क्रिया-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kriyārthatvād (क्रियार्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kriyā-artha-tvāt (क्रिया-अर्थ-त्वात्) and itareṣu (इतरेषु).