11.3.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.54
उत्कर्षे सूक्तवाकस्य न सोमदेवतानामुत्कर्षः पश्वनङ्गत्वाद् यथा निष्कर्षेनान्वयः
utkarṣe sūktavākasya na somadevatānām utkarṣaḥ paśvanaṅgatvād yathā niṣkarṣenānvayaḥ
The line
In a raising, of sūktavāka (सूक्तवाक), not of a compound: soma, and devata (देवत), a raising, because of a compound: an animal offering, and anaṅgatva (अनङ्गत्व), as, niṣkarṣenānvaya (निष्कर्षेनान्वय).
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: utkarṣe (उत्कर्षे) + sūktavākasya (सूक्तवाकस्य) + na (न) + soma-devatānām (सोम-देवतानाम्) + utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) + paśu-anaṅgatvāt (पशु-अनङ्गत्वात्) + yathā (यथा) + niṣkarṣenānvayaḥ (निष्कर्षेनान्वयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utkarṣe (उत्कर्षे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a raising |
| sūktavākasya (सूक्तवाकस्य) | genitive singular | sūktavāka (सूक्तवाक) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| soma-devatānām (सोम-देवतानाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: soma, and devata (देवत). Read it from the end |
| utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | a raising |
| paśu-anaṅgatvāt (पशु-अनङ्गत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an animal offering, and anaṅgatva (अनङ्गत्व). Read it from the end |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| niṣkarṣenānvayaḥ (निष्कर्षेनान्वयः) | nominative singular, masculine | niṣkarṣenānvaya (निष्कर्षेनान्वय) |
The phrases
utkarṣe (उत्कर्षे) is a raising. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sūktavākasya (सूक्तवाकस्य) is sūktavāka (सूक्तवाक). It stands as genitive singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. soma-devatānām (सोम-देवतानाम्) is a compound: soma, and devata (देवत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) is a raising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. paśu-anaṅgatvāt (पशु-अनङ्गत्वात्) is a compound: an animal offering, and anaṅgatva (अनङ्गत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it paśvanaṅgatvād (पश्वनङ्गत्वाद्). yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. niṣkarṣenānvayaḥ (निष्कर्षेनान्वयः) is niṣkarṣenānvaya (निष्कर्षेनान्वय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
niṣkarṣenānvayaḥ (निष्कर्षेनान्वयः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it paśvanaṅgatvād (पश्वनङ्गत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utkarṣe (उत्कर्षे) and sūktavākasya (सूक्तवाकस्य).