12.3.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.21
संततवचनाद् धारायामादिसंयोगः
saṃtatavacanād dhārāyām ādisaṃyogaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: saṃtata (संतत), and a statement, of dhārāya (धाराय), a compound: the beginning, and the rest, and conjunction.
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: saṃtata-vacanāt (संतत-वचनात्) + dhārāyām (धारायाम्) + ādi-saṃyogaḥ (आदि-संयोगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃtata-vacanāt (संतत-वचनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: saṃtata (संतत), and a statement. Read it from the end |
| dhārāyām (धारायाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | dhārāya (धाराय) |
| ādi-saṃyogaḥ (आदि-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the beginning, and the rest, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saṃtata-vacanāt (संतत-वचनात्) is a compound: saṃtata (संतत), and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it saṃtatavacanād (संततवचनाद्). dhārāyām (धारायाम्) is dhārāya (धाराय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
ādi-saṃyogaḥ (आदि-संयोगः) is a compound: the beginning, and the rest, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃtata-vacanāt (संतत-वचनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃtatavacanād (संततवचनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃtata-vacanāt (संतत-वचनात्) and dhārāyām (धारायाम्).