12.3.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.7
अविकारो वा प्रकृतिवच् चोदनां प्रति भावाच् च
avikāro vā prakṛtivac codanāṃ prati bhāvāc ca
The line
avikāra (अविकार) or, a compound: nature, what is seen, and vaca (वच), of a command, toward, against, because of a state and.
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: avikāro (अविकारो) + vā (वा) + prakṛti-vaca (प्रकृति-वच) + codanāṃ (चोदनां) + prati (प्रति) + bhāvāt (भावात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avikāro (अविकारो) | nominative singular, masculine | avikāra (अविकार) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prakṛti-vaca (प्रकृति-वच) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: nature, what is seen, and vaca (वच). Read it from the end |
| codanāṃ (चोदनां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a command |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| bhāvāt (भावात्) | ablative singular | a state |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
avikāro (अविकारो) is avikāra (अविकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. prakṛti-vaca (प्रकृति-वच) is a compound: nature, what is seen, and vaca (वच). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. codanāṃ (चोदनां) is a command. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvāt (भावात्) is a state. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it bhāvāc (भावाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prakṛti-vaca (प्रकृति-वच) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it bhāvāc (भावाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avikāro (अविकारो) and prakṛti-vaca (प्रकृति-वच).