2.4.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.22
प्रक्रमाद् वा नियोगेन
prakramād vā niyogena
The line
Because of prakrama (प्रक्रम) or, by means of niyoga (नियोग).
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. prāyaścittaṃ (प्रायश्चित्तं) from 2.4.21 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakramād (प्रक्रमाद्) + vā (वा) + niyogena (नियोगेन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakramād (प्रक्रमाद्) | ablative singular | prakrama (प्रक्रम) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| niyogena (नियोगेन) | instrumental singular | niyoga (नियोग) |
The phrases
prakramād (प्रक्रमाद्) is prakrama (प्रक्रम). It stands as ablative singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
niyogena (नियोगेन) is niyoga (नियोग). It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prakramād (प्रक्रमाद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakramād (प्रक्रमाद्) and niyogena (नियोगेन).