12.2.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.31
पशुसवनीयेषु विकल्पः स्याद् वैकृतश् चेदुभयोरश्रुतिभूतत्वात्
paśusavanīyeṣu vikalpaḥ syād vaikṛtaś ced ubhayor aśrutibhūtatvāt
The line
If you say that in a compound: an animal offering, sava (सव), and nīya (नीय), an alternative, a division, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: indeed, and made, done, then of of both, because of a compound: aśruti (अश्रुति), and being already there.
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: paśu-sava-nīyeṣu (पशु-सव-नीयेषु) + vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) + syād (स्याद्) + vai-kṛtaḥ (वै-कृतः) + ced (चेद्) + ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) + aśruti-bhūtatvāt (अश्रुति-भूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśu-sava-nīyeṣu (पशु-सव-नीयेषु) | locative plural | a compound: an animal offering, sava (सव), and nīya (नीय). Read it from the end |
| vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vai-kṛtaḥ (वै-कृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: indeed, and made, done. Read it from the end |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of both |
| aśruti-bhūtatvāt (अश्रुति-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: aśruti (अश्रुति), and being already there. Read it from the end |
The phrases
paśu-sava-nīyeṣu (पशु-सव-नीयेषु) is a compound: an animal offering, sava (सव), and nīya (नीय). Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vai-kṛtaḥ (वै-कृतः) is a compound: indeed, and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vaikṛtaś (वैकृतश्).
ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) is of both. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it ubhayor. aśruti-bhūtatvāt (अश्रुति-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: aśruti (अश्रुति), and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
paśu-sava-nīyeṣu (पशु-सव-नीयेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vaikṛtaś (वैकृतश्). The line writes it ubhayor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśu-sava-nīyeṣu (पशु-सव-नीयेषु) and vikalpaḥ (विकल्पः).