12.2.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.17
तन्त्रमध्ये विधानाद् वा तत्तन्त्रा सवनीयवत्
tantramadhye vidhānād vā tattantrā savanīyavat
The line
In a compound: a shared performance, and the middle, because of because of the rule or, a compound: that, and a shared performance, savanīyavat (सवनीयवत्).
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: tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) + vidhānāt (विधानात्) + vā (वा) + tat-tantrā (तत्-तन्त्रा) + savanīyavat (सवनीयवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a shared performance, and the middle. Read it from the end |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tat-tantrā (तत्-तन्त्रा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: that, and a shared performance. Read it from the end |
| savanīyavat (सवनीयवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) is a compound: a shared performance, and the middle. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhānād (विधानाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
tat-tantrā (तत्-तन्त्रा) is a compound: that, and a shared performance. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. savanīyavat (सवनीयवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhānād (विधानाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) and vidhānāt (विधानात्).