11.3.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.36
यजमानसंस्कारो वा तदर्थः श्रूयते तत्र यथाकामी तदर्थत्वात्
yajamānasaṃskāro vā tadarthaḥ śrūyate tatra yathākāmī tadarthatvāt
The line
A compound: the patron of the rite, and a compounded thing or, that, the thing, the meaning, in śrūyata (श्रूयत), there, as one desires, because of because it is for the sake of that.
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: yajamāna-saṃskāraḥ (यजमान-संस्कारः) + vā (वा) + tad (तद्) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) + śrūyate (श्रूयते) + tatra (तत्र) + yathākāmī (यथाकामी) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yajamāna-saṃskāraḥ (यजमान-संस्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the patron of the rite, and a compounded thing. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| śrūyate (श्रूयते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | śrūyata (श्रूयत) |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| yathākāmī (यथाकामी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | as one desires |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
yajamāna-saṃskāraḥ (यजमान-संस्कारः) is a compound: the patron of the rite, and a compounded thing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yajamānasaṃskāro (यजमानसंस्कारो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as tadarthaḥ (तदर्थः).
śrūyate (श्रूयते) is śrūyata (श्रूयत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. yathākāmī (यथाकामी) is as one desires. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yajamāna-saṃskāraḥ (यजमान-संस्कारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it yajamānasaṃskāro (यजमानसंस्कारो). The line joins them as tadarthaḥ (तदर्थः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yajamāna-saṃskāraḥ (यजमान-संस्कारः) and arthaḥ (अर्थः).
Next
11.3.37. A compound: primary, and a holding or, because of maraṇasyāniyatatva (मरणस्यानियतत्व).