10.3.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.25
आवृत्त्या मन्त्रकर्म स्यात्
āvṛttyā mantrakarma syāt
The line
āvṛttya (आवृत्त्य), a compound: a mantra, and action, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: āvṛttyā (आवृत्त्या) + mantra-karma (मन्त्र-कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āvṛttyā (आवृत्त्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | āvṛttya (आवृत्त्य) |
| mantra-karma (मन्त्र-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a mantra, and action. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
āvṛttyā (आवृत्त्या) is āvṛttya (आवृत्त्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. mantra-karma (मन्त्र-कर्म) is a compound: a mantra, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mantra-karma (मन्त्र-कर्म) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss āvṛttyā (आवृत्त्या) and mantra-karma (मन्त्र-कर्म).