11.4.46
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.46
वेदिप्रोक्षणे मन्त्राभ्यासः कर्मणः पुनः प्रयोगात्
vediprokṣaṇe mantrābhyāsaḥ karmaṇaḥ punaḥ prayogāt
The line
In vediprokṣaṇa (वेदिप्रोक्षण), a compound: a mantra, and practice, of of the action, from the action, again, because of from the use.
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: vediprokṣaṇe (वेदिप्रोक्षणे) + mantra-abhyāsaḥ (मन्त्र-अभ्यासः) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + punaḥ (पुनः) + prayogāt (प्रयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vediprokṣaṇe (वेदिप्रोक्षणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | vediprokṣaṇa (वेदिप्रोक्षण) |
| mantra-abhyāsaḥ (मन्त्र-अभ्यासः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a mantra, and practice. Read it from the end |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| prayogāt (प्रयोगात्) | ablative singular | from the use |
The phrases
vediprokṣaṇe (वेदिप्रोक्षणे) is vediprokṣaṇa (वेदिप्रोक्षण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. mantra-abhyāsaḥ (मन्त्र-अभ्यासः) is a compound: a mantra, and practice. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. prayogāt (प्रयोगात्) is from the use. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mantra-abhyāsaḥ (मन्त्र-अभ्यासः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vediprokṣaṇe (वेदिप्रोक्षणे) and mantra-abhyāsaḥ (मन्त्र-अभ्यासः).