2.3.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.3
अवेष्टौ यज्ञसंयोगात्क्रतुप्रधानमुच्यते
aveṣṭau yajñasaṃyogātkratupradhānamucyate
The line
aveṣṭa (अवेष्ट), in a compound: a sacrifice, saṃyo (संयो), gātkratu (गात्क्रतु), the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and mucyata (मुच्यत).
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 line is short. ekasya (एकस्य) from 2.3.2 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) + yajña-saṃyo-gātkratu-pradhāna-mucyate (यज्ञ-संयो-गात्क्रतु-प्रधान-मुच्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | aveṣṭa (अवेष्ट) |
| yajña-saṃyo-gātkratu-pradhāna-mucyate (यज्ञ-संयो-गात्क्रतु-प्रधान-मुच्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a sacrifice, saṃyo (संयो), gātkratu (गात्क्रतु), the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and mucyata (मुच्यत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) is aveṣṭa (अवेष्ट). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.
yajña-saṃyo-gātkratu-pradhāna-mucyate (यज्ञ-संयो-गात्क्रतु-प्रधान-मुच्यते) is a compound: a sacrifice, saṃyo (संयो), gātkratu (गात्क्रतु), the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and mucyata (मुच्यत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
yajña-saṃyo-gātkratu-pradhāna-mucyate (यज्ञ-संयो-गात्क्रतु-प्रधान-मुच्यते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) and yajña-saṃyo-gātkratu-pradhāna-mucyate (यज्ञ-संयो-गात्क्रतु-प्रधान-मुच्यते).