12.4.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.22
वचनादिति चेदथेतरस्मिन्नुत्सर्गापरिग्रहः कर्मणः कृतत्वात्
vacanād iti ced athetarasminn utsargāparigrahaḥ karmaṇaḥ kṛtatvāt
The line
If you say that because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, then a compound: now, the other, and sminna (स्मिन्न), a compound: utsargā (उत्सर्गा), and possession, of of the action, from the action, because of a compound: made, done, and the state of being that.
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: vacanād (वचनाद्) + iti (इति) + ced (चेद्) + atha-itara-sminna (अथ-इतर-स्मिन्न) + utsargā-parigrahaḥ (उत्सर्गा-परिग्रहः) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + kṛta-tvāt (कृत-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| atha-itara-sminna (अथ-इतर-स्मिन्न) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: now, the other, and sminna (स्मिन्न). Read it from the end |
| utsargā-parigrahaḥ (उत्सर्गा-परिग्रहः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: utsargā (उत्सर्गा), and possession. Read it from the end |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| kṛta-tvāt (कृत-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: made, done, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. atha-itara-sminna (अथ-इतर-स्मिन्न) is a compound: now, the other, and sminna (स्मिन्न). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
utsargā-parigrahaḥ (उत्सर्गा-परिग्रहः) is a compound: utsargā (उत्सर्गा), and possession. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. kṛta-tvāt (कृत-त्वात्) is a compound: made, done, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
utsargā-parigrahaḥ (उत्सर्गा-परिग्रहः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and atha-itara-sminna (अथ-इतर-स्मिन्न).