12.2.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.16
वेद्युद्धननव्रतं विप्रतिषेधात् तदेव स्यात्
vedyuddhananavrataṃ vipratiṣedhāt tad eva syāt
The line
A compound: vedyu (वेद्यु), ddhanana (द्धनन), and a vow, because of a conflict between two rules, that just, 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: vedyu-ddhanana-vrataṃ (वेद्यु-द्धनन-व्रतं) + vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) + tad (तद्) + eva (एव) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vedyu-ddhanana-vrataṃ (वेद्यु-द्धनन-व्रतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: vedyu (वेद्यु), ddhanana (द्धनन), and a vow. Read it from the end |
| vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a conflict between two rules |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vedyu-ddhanana-vrataṃ (वेद्यु-द्धनन-व्रतं) is a compound: vedyu (वेद्यु), ddhanana (द्धनन), and a vow. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) is a conflict between two rules. It stands as ablative singular. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vedyu-ddhanana-vrataṃ (वेद्यु-द्धनन-व्रतं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vedyu-ddhanana-vrataṃ (वेद्यु-द्धनन-व्रतं) and vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्).