2.1.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.13
स्तुतशस्त्रयोस् तु संस्कारो याज्यावद् देवताभिधानत्वात्
stutaśastrayos tu saṃskāro yājyāvad devatābhidhānatvāt
The line
stutaśastrayos (स्तुतशस्त्रयो) but, a compounded thing, yājyāvad (याज्यावद्), because of a compound: a deity, a naming, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Which acts are different acts. The word for an action means the act, and from that the differences among rites are drawn. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: stutaśastrayos (स्तुतशस्त्रयो) + tu (तु) + saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) + yājyāvad (याज्यावद्) + devatā-abhidhāna-tvāt (देवता-अभिधान-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| stutaśastrayos (स्तुतशस्त्रयो) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compounded thing |
| yājyāvad (याज्यावद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| devatā-abhidhāna-tvāt (देवता-अभिधान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a deity, a naming, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
stutaśastrayos (स्तुतशस्त्रयो) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) is a compounded thing. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃskāro (संस्कारो).
yājyāvad (याज्यावद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. devatā-abhidhāna-tvāt (देवता-अभिधान-त्वात्) is a compound: a deity, a naming, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
devatā-abhidhāna-tvāt (देवता-अभिधान-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃskāro (संस्कारो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss stutaśastrayos (स्तुतशस्त्रयो) and saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः).