12.1.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.29
अन्यविधानादारण्यभोजनं न स्यादुभयं हि वृत्त्यर्थम्
anyavidhānād āraṇyabhojanaṃ na syād ubhayaṃ hi vṛttyartham
The line
Because of a compound: other, and a rule, a compound: āraṇyabho (आरण्यभो), and a person, not it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, both. A compound: an activity of the mind, and a thing, a meaning.
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: anya-vidhānāt (अन्य-विधानात्) + āraṇyabho-janaṃ (आरण्यभो-जनं) + na (न) + syād (स्याद्) + ubhayaṃ (उभयं) + hi (हि) + vṛtti-artham (वृत्ति-अर्थम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anya-vidhānāt (अन्य-विधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: other, and a rule. Read it from the end |
| āraṇyabho-janaṃ (आरण्यभो-जनं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: āraṇyabho (आरण्यभो), and a person. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| ubhayaṃ (उभयं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | both |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| vṛtti-artham (वृत्ति-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: an activity of the mind, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
anya-vidhānāt (अन्य-विधानात्) is a compound: other, and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it anyavidhānād (अन्यविधानाद्). āraṇyabho-janaṃ (आरण्यभो-जनं) is a compound: āraṇyabho (आरण्यभो), and a person. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
ubhayaṃ (उभयं) is both. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. vṛtti-artham (वृत्ति-अर्थम्) is a compound: an activity of the mind, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
āraṇyabho-janaṃ (आरण्यभो-जनं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it anyavidhānād (अन्यविधानाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anya-vidhānāt (अन्य-विधानात्) and āraṇyabho-janaṃ (आरण्यभो-जनं).