2.1.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.36
गीतिषु स माख्या
gītiṣu sa mākhyā
The line
In gīta (गीत), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, mākhya (माख्य).
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: gītiṣu (गीतिषु) + sa (स) + mākhyā (माख्या)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gītiṣu (गीतिषु) | locative plural | gīta (गीत) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| mākhyā (माख्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | mākhya (माख्य) |
The phrases
gītiṣu (गीतिषु) is gīta (गीत). It stands as locative plural. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
mākhyā (माख्या) is mākhya (माख्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
gītiṣu (गीतिषु) is locative plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gītiṣu (गीतिषु) and sa (स).