11.4.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.26
सुत्याविवृद्धौ सुब्रह्मण्यायां सर्वेषामुपलक्षणं प्रकृत्यन्वयादावाहनवत्
sutyāvivṛddhau subrahmaṇyāyāṃ sarveṣām upalakṣaṇaṃ prakṛtyanvayād āvāhanavat
The line
sutyāvivṛddha (सुत्याविवृद्ध), of subrahmaṇyāya (सुब्रह्मण्याय), of of all, upalakṣaṇa (उपलक्षण), because of a compound: nature, what is seen, and anvaya (अन्वय), āvāhanavat (आवाहनवत्).
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: sutyāvivṛddhau (सुत्याविवृद्धौ) + subrahmaṇyāyāṃ (सुब्रह्मण्यायां) + sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) + upalakṣaṇaṃ (उपलक्षणं) + prakṛti-anvayāt (प्रकृति-अन्वयात्) + āvāhanavat (आवाहनवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sutyāvivṛddhau (सुत्याविवृद्धौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | sutyāvivṛddha (सुत्याविवृद्ध) |
| subrahmaṇyāyāṃ (सुब्रह्मण्यायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | subrahmaṇyāya (सुब्रह्मण्याय) |
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural | of all |
| upalakṣaṇaṃ (उपलक्षणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | upalakṣaṇa (उपलक्षण) |
| prakṛti-anvayāt (प्रकृति-अन्वयात्) | ablative singular | a compound: nature, what is seen, and anvaya (अन्वय). Read it from the end |
| āvāhanavat (आवाहनवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
sutyāvivṛddhau (सुत्याविवृद्धौ) is sutyāvivṛddha (सुत्याविवृद्ध). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. subrahmaṇyāyāṃ (सुब्रह्मण्यायां) is subrahmaṇyāya (सुब्रह्मण्याय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is of all. It stands as genitive plural.
upalakṣaṇaṃ (उपलक्षणं) is upalakṣaṇa (उपलक्षण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prakṛti-anvayāt (प्रकृति-अन्वयात्) is a compound: nature, what is seen, and anvaya (अन्वय). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prakṛtyanvayād (प्रकृत्यन्वयाद्). āvāhanavat (आवाहनवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
prakṛti-anvayāt (प्रकृति-अन्वयात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prakṛtyanvayād (प्रकृत्यन्वयाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sutyāvivṛddhau (सुत्याविवृद्धौ) and subrahmaṇyāyāṃ (सुब्रह्मण्यायां).