12.1.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.15
हविर्धाने निर्वपणार्थं साधयेतां प्रयुक्तत्वात्
havirdhāne nirvapaṇārthaṃ sādhayetāṃ prayuktatvāt
The line
In havirdhāna (हविर्धान), nirvapaṇārtha (निर्वपणार्थ), of sādhayeta (साधयेत), because of a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: havirdhāne (हविर्धाने) + nirvapaṇārthaṃ (निर्वपणार्थं) + sādhayetāṃ (साधयेतां) + prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| havirdhāne (हविर्धाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | havirdhāna (हविर्धान) |
| nirvapaṇārthaṃ (निर्वपणार्थं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nirvapaṇārtha (निर्वपणार्थ) |
| sādhayetāṃ (साधयेतां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | sādhayeta (साधयेत) |
| prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
havirdhāne (हविर्धाने) is havirdhāna (हविर्धान). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. nirvapaṇārthaṃ (निर्वपणार्थं) is nirvapaṇārtha (निर्वपणार्थ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
sādhayetāṃ (साधयेतां) is sādhayeta (साधयेत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्) is a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nirvapaṇārthaṃ (निर्वपणार्थं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss havirdhāne (हविर्धाने) and nirvapaṇārthaṃ (निर्वपणार्थं).