2.3.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.19
पात्नीवते तु पूर्वत्वादवच्छेदः
pātnīvate tu pūrvatvād avacchedaḥ
The line
In pātnīvata (पात्नीवत) but, because of a compound: the earlier, and the state of being that, avaccheda (अवच्छेद).
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: pātnīvate (पात्नीवते) + tu (तु) + pūrva-tvāt (पूर्व-त्वात्) + avacchedaḥ (अवच्छेदः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pātnīvate (पात्नीवते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | pātnīvata (पात्नीवत) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| pūrva-tvāt (पूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| avacchedaḥ (अवच्छेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | avaccheda (अवच्छेद) |
The phrases
pātnīvate (पात्नीवते) is pātnīvata (पात्नीवत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
pūrva-tvāt (पूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pūrvatvād (पूर्वत्वाद्). avacchedaḥ (अवच्छेदः) is avaccheda (अवच्छेद). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-tvāt (पूर्व-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pūrvatvād (पूर्वत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pātnīvate (पात्नीवते) and pūrva-tvāt (पूर्व-त्वात्).