11.2.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.33
दक्षिणेऽग्नौ वरुणप्रधासेषु देशभेदात् सर्वं क्रियते
dakṣiṇe 'gnau varuṇapradhāseṣu deśabhedāt sarvaṃ kriyate
The line
In the gift to the priests, fire, in varuṇapradhāsa (वरुणप्रधास), because of a compound: a place, and a difference, all, is done.
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: dakṣiṇe (दक्षिणे) + agnau (अग्नौ) + varuṇapradhāseṣu (वरुणप्रधासेषु) + deśa-bhedāt (देश-भेदात्) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + kriyate (क्रियते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dakṣiṇe (दक्षिणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the gift to the priests |
| agnau (अग्नौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | fire |
| varuṇapradhāseṣu (वरुणप्रधासेषु) | locative plural | varuṇapradhāsa (वरुणप्रधास) |
| deśa-bhedāt (देश-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a place, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| kriyate (क्रियते) | present, third person singular | is done |
The phrases
dakṣiṇe (दक्षिणे) is the gift to the priests. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. agnau (अग्नौ) is fire. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. varuṇapradhāseṣu (वरुणप्रधासेषु) is varuṇapradhāsa (वरुणप्रधास). It stands as locative plural.
deśa-bhedāt (देश-भेदात्) is a compound: a place, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. sarvaṃ (सर्वं) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kriyate (क्रियते) is is done. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dakṣiṇe (दक्षिणे) and agnau (अग्नौ).
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