12.2.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.14
निशि यज्ञे प्राकृतस्याप्रवृत्तिः स्यात् प्रत्यक्षशिष्टत्वात्
niśi yajñe prākṛtasyāpravṛttiḥ syāt pratyakṣaśiṣṭatvāt
The line
In niśa (निश), in a sacrifice, a compound: belonging to the original, syāpra (स्याप्र), and vṛtta (वृत्त), it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: direct, and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व).
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: niśi (निशि) + yajñe (यज्ञे) + prākṛta-syāpra-vṛttiḥ (प्राकृत-स्याप्र-वृत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्) + pratyakṣa-śiṣṭatvāt (प्रत्यक्ष-शिष्टत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niśi (निशि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | niśa (निश) |
| yajñe (यज्ञे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a sacrifice |
| prākṛta-syāpra-vṛttiḥ (प्राकृत-स्याप्र-वृत्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: belonging to the original, syāpra (स्याप्र), and vṛtta (वृत्त). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pratyakṣa-śiṣṭatvāt (प्रत्यक्ष-शिष्टत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: direct, and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
niśi (निशि) is niśa (निश). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. yajñe (यज्ञे) is a sacrifice. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prākṛta-syāpra-vṛttiḥ (प्राकृत-स्याप्र-वृत्तिः) is a compound: belonging to the original, syāpra (स्याप्र), and vṛtta (वृत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. pratyakṣa-śiṣṭatvāt (प्रत्यक्ष-शिष्टत्वात्) is a compound: direct, and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prākṛta-syāpra-vṛttiḥ (प्राकृत-स्याप्र-वृत्तिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niśi (निशि) and yajñe (यज्ञे).