12.1.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.9
नानार्थत्वात् सोमे दर्शपूर्णमासप्रकृतीनां वेदिकर्म स्यात्
nānārthatvāt some darśapūrṇamāsaprakṛtīnāṃ vedikarma syāt
The line
Not because of anārthatva (अनार्थत्व), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, of me, of a compound: the new-moon rite, the full-moon rite, and prakṛta (प्रकृत), a compound: vedi (वेदि), and action, it would be, let it be granted.
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: na (न) + anārthatvāt (अनार्थत्वात्) + so (सो) + me (मे) + darśa-pūrṇamāsa-prakṛtīnāṃ (दर्श-पूर्णमास-प्रकृतीनां) + vedi-karma (वेदि-कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anārthatvāt (अनार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | anārthatva (अनार्थत्व) |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| darśa-pūrṇamāsa-prakṛtīnāṃ (दर्श-पूर्णमास-प्रकृतीनां) | genitive plural | a compound: the new-moon rite, the full-moon rite, and prakṛta (प्रकृत). Read it from the end |
| vedi-karma (वेदि-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: vedi (वेदि), and action. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anārthatvāt (अनार्थत्वात्) is anārthatva (अनार्थत्व). It stands as ablative singular. so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. The line joins them as some.
darśa-pūrṇamāsa-prakṛtīnāṃ (दर्श-पूर्णमास-प्रकृतीनां) is a compound: the new-moon rite, the full-moon rite, and prakṛta (प्रकृत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. vedi-karma (वेदि-कर्म) is a compound: vedi (वेदि), and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
darśa-pūrṇamāsa-prakṛtīnāṃ (दर्श-पूर्णमास-प्रकृतीनां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as some.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anārthatvāt (अनार्थत्वात्) and so (सो).
Next
12.1.10. Not an action or, a compound: made, done, and dūṣa (दूष), it would be, let it be granted.