12.2.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.12
पशौ तु संस्कृते विधानात्
paśau tu saṃskṛte vidhānāt
The line
An animal offering but, in the conditioned, because of because of the rule.
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: paśau (पशौ) + tu (तु) + saṃskṛte (संस्कृते) + vidhānāt (विधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśau (पशौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | an animal offering |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saṃskṛte (संस्कृते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the conditioned |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
The phrases
paśau (पशौ) is an animal offering. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
saṃskṛte (संस्कृते) is the conditioned. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃskṛte (संस्कृते) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśau (पशौ) and saṃskṛte (संस्कृते).