10.3.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.30
अग्न्याधेयस्य नैमित्तिके गुणविकारे दक्षिणादानमधिकं स्याद् वाक्यसंयोगात्
agnyādheyasya naimittike guṇavikāre dakṣiṇādānam adhikaṃ syād vākyasaṃyogāt
The line
Of a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय), in arising from a special cause, in a compound: a quality, and a transformation, a compound: the gift to the priests, and dāna (दान), more, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: a sentence, and conjunction.
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: agni-ādheyasya (अग्नि-आधेयस्य) + naimittike (नैमित्तिके) + guṇa-vikāre (गुण-विकारे) + dakṣiṇā-dānam (दक्षिणा-दानम्) + adhikaṃ (अधिकं) + syād (स्याद्) + vākya-saṃyogāt (वाक्य-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agni-ādheyasya (अग्नि-आधेयस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय). Read it from the end |
| naimittike (नैमित्तिके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | arising from a special cause |
| guṇa-vikāre (गुण-विकारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a quality, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| dakṣiṇā-dānam (दक्षिणा-दानम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the gift to the priests, and dāna (दान). Read it from the end |
| adhikaṃ (अधिकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | more |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vākya-saṃyogāt (वाक्य-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a sentence, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
agni-ādheyasya (अग्नि-आधेयस्य) is a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. naimittike (नैमित्तिके) is arising from a special cause. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. guṇa-vikāre (गुण-विकारे) is a compound: a quality, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dakṣiṇā-dānam (दक्षिणा-दानम्) is a compound: the gift to the priests, and dāna (दान). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
adhikaṃ (अधिकं) is more. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vākya-saṃyogāt (वाक्य-संयोगात्) is a compound: a sentence, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
agni-ādheyasya (अग्नि-आधेयस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agni-ādheyasya (अग्नि-आधेयस्य) and naimittike (नैमित्तिके).