1.4.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.4.11
प्रोक्षणीष्वर्थसंयोगात्
prokṣaṇīṣv arthasaṃyogāt
The line
In the sprinkling-waters, the word is fixed by its connection with the act.
नेपालीमा
छर्किने पानीमा शब्द कर्मसँगको सम्बन्धले तोकिन्छ।
Where it sits
prokṣaṇīṣu (प्रोक्षणीषु) is the next word after grass and butter. The class-reading of 1.4.10 is what this line does not repeat. arthasaṃyoga (अर्थसंयोग) is the tie to sprinkling, and that tie is what makes the word fit the action.
Split: prokṣaṇīṣu (प्रोक्षणीषु) + artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prokṣaṇīṣu (प्रोक्षणीषु) | locative plural, feminine | in the case of the sprinkling-waters |
| artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्) | ablative singular, masculine | because of connection with the purpose |
The phrases
The call is: bring the prokṣaṇī (प्रोक्षणी) waters. The doubt is whether the word means a prepared liquid, a kind of liquid, or a liquid tied to an action by its build.
It is seen of prepared water, and some people speak of being startled by prokṣaṇī (प्रोक्षणी) even when the water is unprepared. That would suggest a class-word, on the pattern of the last line.
The decision is that the word is etymological. It is prefix, root, and suffix, and it sits on water because of the connection with sprinkling. When sprinkling in general is called prokṣaṇa (प्रोक्षण), the water is reached by that same connection. One does not invent a class-meaning for the whole. The call then asks for what is for the sprinkling, not for a kind of liquid and not for a liquid already prepared.
Sanskrit in this line
prokṣaṇīṣu (प्रोक्षणीषु) before a vowel is heard as prokṣaṇīṣv (प्रोक्षणीष्व्). The locative plural is the topic, as the genitive dual was the topic in 1.4.10. saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) is an ablative of cause.
Say it back
Say that prokṣaṇī (प्रोक्षणी) means water for sprinkling, and that the call brings that, not a prepared liquid as such.
Next
1.4.12. The churned fire is likewise named from its connection with churning.