9.4.55
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.55
क्रिया वा स्यादवच्छेदादकर्म सर्वहानं स्यात्
kriyā vā syād avacchedād akarma sarvahānaṃ syāt
The line
An action or, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of avaccheda (अवच्छेद), not an action, a compound: all, and abandonment, 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 (क्रिया) + vā (वा) + syād (स्याद्) + avacchedād (अवच्छेदाद्) + a-karma (अ-कर्म) + sarva-hānaṃ (सर्व-हानं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kriyā (क्रिया) | nominative singular, feminine | an action |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| avacchedād (अवच्छेदाद्) | ablative singular | avaccheda (अवच्छेद) |
| a-karma (अ-कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not an action |
| sarva-hānaṃ (सर्व-हानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: all, and abandonment. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
kriyā (क्रिया) is an action. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. avacchedād (अवच्छेदाद्) is avaccheda (अवच्छेद). It stands as ablative singular.
a-karma (अ-कर्म) is not an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sarva-hānaṃ (सर्व-हानं) is a compound: all, and abandonment. Read it from the end. 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
sarva-hānaṃ (सर्व-हानं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kriyā (क्रिया) and syād (स्याद्).