12.2.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.11
हविष्कृत् सवनीयेषु न स्यात् प्रकृतौ यदि सर्वार्था पशुं प्रत्याहूता सा कुर्याद् विद्यमानत्वात्
haviṣkṛt savanīyeṣu na syāt prakṛtau yadi sarvārthā paśuṃ pratyāhūtā sā kuryād vidyamānatvāt
The line
haviṣkṛt (हविष्कृत्), in savanīya (सवनीय), not it would be, let it be granted, in in nature, in the model rite, if, a compound: all, and a thing, a meaning, an animal offering, a compound: toward, against, and āhūta (आहूत), she, that, would do, a compound: vidya (विद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and tvāta (त्वात).
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: haviṣkṛt (हविष्कृत्) + savanīyeṣu (सवनीयेषु) + na (न) + syāt (स्यात्) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + yadi (यदि) + sarva-arthā (सर्व-अर्था) + paśuṃ (पशुं) + prati-āhūtā (प्रति-आहूता) + sā (सा) + kuryāt (कुर्यात्) + vidya-māna-tvāta (विद्य-मान-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| haviṣkṛt (हविष्कृत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| savanīyeṣu (सवनीयेषु) | locative plural | savanīya (सवनीय) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| sarva-arthā (सर्व-अर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: all, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| paśuṃ (पशुं) | accusative singular | an animal offering |
| prati-āhūtā (प्रति-आहूता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: toward, against, and āhūta (आहूत). Read it from the end |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | she, that |
| kuryāt (कुर्यात्) | optative, third person singular | would do |
| vidya-māna-tvāta (विद्य-मान-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: vidya (विद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
haviṣkṛt (हविष्कृत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. savanīyeṣu (सवनीयेषु) is savanīya (सवनीय). It stands as locative plural. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable.
sarva-arthā (सर्व-अर्था) is a compound: all, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. paśuṃ (पशुं) is an animal offering. It stands as accusative singular. prati-āhūtā (प्रति-आहूता) is a compound: toward, against, and āhūta (आहूत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. sā (सा) is she, that. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. kuryāt (कुर्यात्) is would do. It stands as optative, third person singular. The line writes it kuryād (कुर्याद्). vidya-māna-tvāta (विद्य-मान-त्वात) is a compound: vidya (विद्य), a measure, a means of knowing, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
vidya-māna-tvāta (विद्य-मान-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kuryād (कुर्याद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss haviṣkṛt (हविष्कृत्) and savanīyeṣu (सवनीयेषु).
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12.2.12. An animal offering but, in the conditioned, because of because of the rule.