12.4.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.23
स आहवनीयः स्यादाहुतिसंयोगात्
sa āhavanīyaḥ syād āhutisaṃyogāt
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, āhavanīya (आहवनीय), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: an offering, 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: sa (स) + āhavanīyaḥ (आहवनीयः) + syād (स्याद्) + āhuti-saṃyogāt (आहुति-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| āhavanīyaḥ (आहवनीयः) | nominative singular, masculine | āhavanīya (आहवनीय) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| āhuti-saṃyogāt (आहुति-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an offering, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. āhavanīyaḥ (आहवनीयः) is āhavanīya (आहवनीय). 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. āhuti-saṃyogāt (आहुति-संयोगात्) is a compound: an offering, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
āhuti-saṃyogāt (आहुति-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and āhavanīyaḥ (आहवनीयः).