Tarka-Saṃgraha / 71. Merit
71
विहितकर्मजन्यो धर्मः vihitakarmajanyo dharmaḥ
The line
Merit is what is born of an enjoined act.
नेपालीमा
पुण्य विहित कर्मबाट जन्मिने हो।
Where it sits
Demerit is 72. Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) 1.1.2 says dharma (धर्म) is the good marked by an injunction. The primer's dharma (धर्म) is a quality produced in the self by that kind of act. The two sentences share the word and live in different categories.
Split: vihita-karma-janyaḥ (विहित-कर्म-जन्यः) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vihita-karma-janyaḥ (विहित-कर्म-जन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | Born of an enjoined act. vihita (विहित) is what is laid down to be done. Heard janyo (जन्यो). |
| dharmaḥ (धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | Merit. The quality. |
The phrases
Merit is produced by the act that was enjoined.
Sanskrit in this line
Vihita (विहित) plus karma (कर्म) plus janya (जन्य) is one compound.
Say it back
Say what kind of act produces merit.