2.3.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.27
आग्नेयसूक्तहेतुत्वादभ्यासेन प्रतीयेत
āgneyasūktahetutvād abhyāsena pratīyeta
The line
A compound: āgne (आग्ने), yasūkta (यसूक्त), a reason, and tvāda (त्वाद), by means of practice, would be understood.
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: āgne-yasūkta-hetu-tvāda (आग्ने-यसूक्त-हेतु-त्वाद) + abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āgne-yasūkta-hetu-tvāda (आग्ने-यसूक्त-हेतु-त्वाद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: āgne (आग्ने), yasūkta (यसूक्त), a reason, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end |
| abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) | instrumental singular | practice |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
āgne-yasūkta-hetu-tvāda (आग्ने-यसूक्त-हेतु-त्वाद) is a compound: āgne (आग्ने), yasūkta (यसूक्त), a reason, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन) is practice. It stands as instrumental singular.
pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
āgne-yasūkta-hetu-tvāda (आग्ने-यसूक्त-हेतु-त्वाद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss āgne-yasūkta-hetu-tvāda (आग्ने-यसूक्त-हेतु-त्वाद) and abhyāsena (अभ्यासेन).