11.3.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.38
यो वा यजनीयेऽहनि म्रियेत सोऽधिकृतः स्यादुपवेषवत्
yo vā yajanīye 'hani mriyeta so 'dhikṛtaḥ syād upaveṣavat
The line
Who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound or, in yajanīya (यजनीय), in ahana (अहन), mriyeta (म्रियेत), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, taken up, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, upaveṣavat (उपवेषवत्).
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: yo (यो) + vā (वा) + yajanīye (यजनीये) + ahani (अहनि) + mriyeta (म्रियेत) + so (सो) + adhikṛtaḥ (अधिकृतः) + syād (स्याद्) + upaveṣavat (उपवेषवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yo (यो) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| yajanīye (यजनीये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | yajanīya (यजनीय) |
| ahani (अहनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | ahana (अहन) |
| mriyeta (म्रियेत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| adhikṛtaḥ (अधिकृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | taken up |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| upaveṣavat (उपवेषवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
yo (यो) is who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. yajanīye (यजनीये) is yajanīya (यजनीय). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ahani (अहनि) is ahana (अहन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. mriyeta (म्रियेत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. adhikṛtaḥ (अधिकृतः) is taken up. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. upaveṣavat (उपवेषवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
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. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yo (यो) and yajanīye (यजनीये).
Next
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