12.1.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.34
प्रवृत्तवरणात् प्रति तन्त्रवरणात् प्रतितन्त्रवरणं होतुः क्रियेत
pravṛttavaraṇāt prati tantravaraṇāt pratitantravaraṇaṃ hotuḥ kriyeta
The line
Because of pravṛttavaraṇa (प्रवृत्तवरण), toward, against, because of a compound: a shared performance, and varaṇa (वरण), a compound: one system as against another, and varaṇa (वरण), of the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, would be done.
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: pravṛttavaraṇāt (प्रवृत्तवरणात्) + prati (प्रति) + tantra-varaṇāt (तन्त्र-वरणात्) + pratitantra-varaṇaṃ (प्रतितन्त्र-वरणं) + hotuḥ (होतुः) + kriyeta (क्रियेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pravṛttavaraṇāt (प्रवृत्तवरणात्) | ablative singular | pravṛttavaraṇa (प्रवृत्तवरण) |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| tantra-varaṇāt (तन्त्र-वरणात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a shared performance, and varaṇa (वरण). Read it from the end |
| pratitantra-varaṇaṃ (प्रतितन्त्र-वरणं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: one system as against another, and varaṇa (वरण). Read it from the end |
| hotuḥ (होतुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | the hotṛ (होतृ) priest |
| kriyeta (क्रियेत) | optative, third person singular | would be done |
The phrases
pravṛttavaraṇāt (प्रवृत्तवरणात्) is pravṛttavaraṇa (प्रवृत्तवरण). It stands as ablative singular. prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable. tantra-varaṇāt (तन्त्र-वरणात्) is a compound: a shared performance, and varaṇa (वरण). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
pratitantra-varaṇaṃ (प्रतितन्त्र-वरणं) is a compound: one system as against another, and varaṇa (वरण). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. hotuḥ (होतुः) is the hotṛ (होतृ) priest. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. kriyeta (क्रियेत) is would be done. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratitantra-varaṇaṃ (प्रतितन्त्र-वरणं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pravṛttavaraṇāt (प्रवृत्तवरणात्) and prati (प्रति).