2.3.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.5
अयनेषु चोदनान्तरं संज्ञोपबन्धात्
ayaneṣu codanāntaraṃ saṃjñopabandhāt
The line
In ayana (अयन), a compound: a command, and a difference, an interval, because of a compound: saṃjñopa (संज्ञोप), and bondage.
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: ayaneṣu (अयनेषु) + codanā-antaraṃ (चोदना-अन्तरं) + saṃjñopa-bandhāt (संज्ञोप-बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ayaneṣu (अयनेषु) | locative plural | ayana (अयन) |
| codanā-antaraṃ (चोदना-अन्तरं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a command, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| saṃjñopa-bandhāt (संज्ञोप-बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: saṃjñopa (संज्ञोप), and bondage. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ayaneṣu (अयनेषु) is ayana (अयन). It stands as locative plural. codanā-antaraṃ (चोदना-अन्तरं) is a compound: a command, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
saṃjñopa-bandhāt (संज्ञोप-बन्धात्) is a compound: saṃjñopa (संज्ञोप), and bondage. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃjñopa-bandhāt (संज्ञोप-बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ayaneṣu (अयनेषु) and codanā-antaraṃ (चोदना-अन्तरं).
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