2.4.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.23
समाप्तिः पूर्ववत्त्वाद्यथाज्ञाते प्रतीयेत
samāptiḥ pūrvavattvādyathājñāte pratīyeta
The line
A compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person, in a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, tvādyathā (त्वाद्यथा), and known, 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: sama-āptiḥ (सम-आप्तिः) + pūrvavat-tvādyathā-jñāte (पूर्ववत्-त्वाद्यथा-ज्ञाते) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sama-āptiḥ (सम-आप्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person. Read it from the end |
| pūrvavat-tvādyathā-jñāte (पूर्ववत्-त्वाद्यथा-ज्ञाते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, tvādyathā (त्वाद्यथा), and known. Read it from the end |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
sama-āptiḥ (सम-आप्तिः) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. pūrvavat-tvādyathā-jñāte (पूर्ववत्-त्वाद्यथा-ज्ञाते) is a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, tvādyathā (त्वाद्यथा), and known. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrvavat-tvādyathā-jñāte (पूर्ववत्-त्वाद्यथा-ज्ञाते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sama-āptiḥ (सम-आप्तिः) and pūrvavat-tvādyathā-jñāte (पूर्ववत्-त्वाद्यथा-ज्ञाते).