12.2.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.36
तत्प्रवृत्त्या तु तन्त्रस्य नियमः स्याद् यथा पाशुकं सूक्तपाकेन
tatpravṛttyā tu tantrasya niyamaḥ syād yathā pāśukaṃ sūktapākena
The line
tatpravṛttya (तत्प्रवृत्त्य) but, of a shared performance, a restriction, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, as, pāśuka (पाशुक), by means of sūktapāka (सूक्तपाक).
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: tatpravṛttyā (तत्प्रवृत्त्या) + tu (तु) + tantrasya (तन्त्रस्य) + niyamaḥ (नियमः) + syād (स्याद्) + yathā (यथा) + pāśukaṃ (पाशुकं) + sūktapākena (सूक्तपाकेन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatpravṛttyā (तत्प्रवृत्त्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | tatpravṛttya (तत्प्रवृत्त्य) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tantrasya (तन्त्रस्य) | genitive singular | a shared performance |
| niyamaḥ (नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a restriction |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| pāśukaṃ (पाशुकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pāśuka (पाशुक) |
| sūktapākena (सूक्तपाकेन) | instrumental singular | sūktapāka (सूक्तपाक) |
The phrases
tatpravṛttyā (तत्प्रवृत्त्या) is tatpravṛttya (तत्प्रवृत्त्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. tantrasya (तन्त्रस्य) is a shared performance. It stands as genitive singular. niyamaḥ (नियमः) is a restriction. 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. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. pāśukaṃ (पाशुकं) is pāśuka (पाशुक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sūktapākena (सूक्तपाकेन) is sūktapāka (सूक्तपाक). It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tatpravṛttyā (तत्प्रवृत्त्या) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatpravṛttyā (तत्प्रवृत्त्या) and tantrasya (तन्त्रस्य).
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