2.2.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.16
चोदना वा शब्दार्थस्य प्रयोगभूतत्वात् तत्सन्निधेर् गुणार्थेन पुनः श्रुतिः
codanā vā śabdārthasya prayogabhūtatvāt tatsannidher guṇārthena punaḥ śrutiḥ
The line
A Vedic command or, of a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning, because of a compound: a performance, and being already there, tatsannidher (तत्सन्निधेर्), by means of a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning, again, scripture.
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: codanā (चोदना) + vā (वा) + śabda-arthasya (शब्द-अर्थस्य) + prayoga-bhūtatvāt (प्रयोग-भूतत्वात्) + tatsannidher (तत्सन्निधेर्) + guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) + punaḥ (पुनः) + śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śabda-arthasya (शब्द-अर्थस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| prayoga-bhūtatvāt (प्रयोग-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a performance, and being already there. Read it from the end |
| tatsannidher (तत्सन्निधेर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | scripture |
The phrases
codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. śabda-arthasya (शब्द-अर्थस्य) is a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. prayoga-bhūtatvāt (प्रयोग-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: a performance, and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tatsannidher (तत्सन्निधेर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) is a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. śrutiḥ (श्रुतिः) is scripture. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
prayoga-bhūtatvāt (प्रयोग-भूतत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanā (चोदना) and śabda-arthasya (शब्द-अर्थस्य).