11.2.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.29
अवभृथे प्रधानेऽग्निविकारः स्यान् न हि तद्धेतुरग्निसंयोगः
avabhṛthe pradhāne 'gnivikāraḥ syān na hi taddhetur agnisaṃyogaḥ
The line
In avabhṛtha (अवभृथ), in the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), a compound: fire, and a transformation, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n, not. taddhetur (तद्धेतुर्), a compound: fire, and conjunction.
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: avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) + pradhāne (प्रधाने) + agni-vikāraḥ (अग्नि-विकारः) + syān (स्यान्) + na (न) + hi (हि) + taddhetur (तद्धेतुर्) + agni-saṃyogaḥ (अग्नि-संयोगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | avabhṛtha (अवभृथ) |
| pradhāne (प्रधाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| agni-vikāraḥ (अग्नि-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: fire, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| syān (स्यान्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| taddhetur (तद्धेतुर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| agni-saṃyogaḥ (अग्नि-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: fire, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) is avabhṛtha (अवभृथ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pradhāne (प्रधाने) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. agni-vikāraḥ (अग्नि-विकारः) is a compound: fire, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. syān (स्यान्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n. It stands as optative, third person singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. taddhetur (तद्धेतुर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. agni-saṃyogaḥ (अग्नि-संयोगः) is a compound: fire, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
agni-saṃyogaḥ (अग्नि-संयोगः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) and pradhāne (प्रधाने).
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