11.1.63
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.63
विधिवत् प्रकरणाविभागे प्रयोगं बादरायणः
vidhivat prakaraṇāvibhāge prayogaṃ bādarāyaṇaḥ
The line
A compound: an injunction, and possessing, in a compound: praka (प्रक), raṇā (रणा), and disjunction, a performance, Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: vidhi-vat (विधि-वत्) + praka-raṇā-vibhāge (प्रक-रणा-विभागे) + prayogaṃ (प्रयोगं) + bādarāyaṇaḥ (बादरायणः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhi-vat (विधि-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an injunction, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| praka-raṇā-vibhāge (प्रक-रणा-विभागे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: praka (प्रक), raṇā (रणा), and disjunction. Read it from the end |
| prayogaṃ (प्रयोगं) | accusative singular, masculine | a performance |
| bādarāyaṇaḥ (बादरायणः) | nominative singular, masculine | Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) |
The phrases
vidhi-vat (विधि-वत्) is a compound: an injunction, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. praka-raṇā-vibhāge (प्रक-रणा-विभागे) is a compound: praka (प्रक), raṇā (रणा), and disjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
prayogaṃ (प्रयोगं) is a performance. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. bādarāyaṇaḥ (बादरायणः) is Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
praka-raṇā-vibhāge (प्रक-रणा-विभागे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhi-vat (विधि-वत्) and praka-raṇā-vibhāge (प्रक-रणा-विभागे).