2.2.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.17
द्रव्यसंयोगाच् चोदना पशुसोमयोः प्रकरणे ह्यनर्थको द्रव्यसंयोगो न हि तस्य गुणार्थेन
dravyasaṃyogāc codanā paśusomayoḥ prakaraṇe hy anarthako dravyasaṃyogo na hi tasya guṇārthena
The line
Because of a compound: a substance, and conjunction, a Vedic command, of a compound: an animal offering, and soma, in the context. Of no point, a compound: a substance, and conjunction, not of of that, his, by means of a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning.
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: dravya-saṃyogāt (द्रव्य-संयोगात्) + codanā (चोदना) + paśu-somayoḥ (पशु-सोमयोः) + prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) + hy (ह्य्) + anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) + dravya-saṃyogaḥ (द्रव्य-संयोगः) + na (न) + hi (हि) + tasya (तस्य) + guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-saṃyogāt (द्रव्य-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
| paśu-somayoḥ (पशु-सोमयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: an animal offering, and soma. Read it from the end |
| prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the context |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) | nominative singular, masculine | of no point |
| dravya-saṃyogaḥ (द्रव्य-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a substance, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dravya-saṃyogāt (द्रव्य-संयोगात्) is a compound: a substance, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it dravyasaṃyogāc (द्रव्यसंयोगाच्). codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. paśu-somayoḥ (पशु-सोमयोः) is a compound: an animal offering, and soma. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) is the context. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) is of no point. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anarthako.
dravya-saṃyogaḥ (द्रव्य-संयोगः) is a compound: a substance, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it dravyasaṃyogo (द्रव्यसंयोगो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) is a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-saṃyogāt (द्रव्य-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dravyasaṃyogāc (द्रव्यसंयोगाच्). The line writes it anarthako. The line writes it dravyasaṃyogo (द्रव्यसंयोगो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-saṃyogāt (द्रव्य-संयोगात्) and codanā (चोदना).