2.2.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.6
चोदना वा गुणानां युगपच्छास्त्राच् चोदिते हि तदर्थत्वात् तस्यतस्योपदिश्येत
codanā vā guṇānāṃ yugapacchāstrāc codite hi tadarthatvāt tasyatasyopadiśyeta
The line
A Vedic command or, of of the qualities, because of a compound: at one time, and chāstra (छास्त्र), in codita (चोदित). Because of because it is for the sake of that, tasyatasyopadiśyeta (तस्यतस्योपदिश्येत).
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) + guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) + yugapad-chāstrāt (युगपद्-छास्त्रात्) + codite (चोदिते) + hi (हि) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) + tasyatasyopadiśyeta (तस्यतस्योपदिश्येत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| yugapad-chāstrāt (युगपद्-छास्त्रात्) | ablative singular | a compound: at one time, and chāstra (छास्त्र). Read it from the end |
| codite (चोदिते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | codita (चोदित) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
| tasyatasyopadiśyeta (तस्यतस्योपदिश्येत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. yugapad-chāstrāt (युगपद्-छास्त्रात्) is a compound: at one time, and chāstra (छास्त्र). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it yugapacchāstrāc (युगपच्छास्त्राच्).
codite (चोदिते) is codita (चोदित). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular. tasyatasyopadiśyeta (तस्यतस्योपदिश्येत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
tasyatasyopadiśyeta (तस्यतस्योपदिश्येत) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it yugapacchāstrāc (युगपच्छास्त्राच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanā (चोदना) and guṇānāṃ (गुणानां).