2.4.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.25
द्रव्ये चाचोदितत्वाद् विधीनामव्यवस्था स्यान् निर्देशाद् व्यतिष्ठेत तस्मान् नित्यानुवादः स्यात्
dravye cācoditatvād vidhīnām avyavasthā syān nirdeśād vyatiṣṭheta tasmān nityānuvādaḥ syāt
The line
In a substance, because of cācoditatva (चाचोदितत्व), of an injunction, unsettledness, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n, because of a statement of what the rule is, vyatiṣṭheta (व्यतिष्ठेत), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n, a compound: eternal, and a repetition, it would be, let it be granted.
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: dravye (द्रव्ये) + cācoditatvād (चाचोदितत्वाद्) + vidhīnām (विधीनाम्) + avyavasthā (अव्यवस्था) + syān (स्यान्) + nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) + vyatiṣṭheta (व्यतिष्ठेत) + tasmān (तस्मान्) + nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravye (द्रव्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a substance |
| cācoditatvād (चाचोदितत्वाद्) | ablative singular | cācoditatva (चाचोदितत्व) |
| vidhīnām (विधीनाम्) | genitive plural | an injunction |
| avyavasthā (अव्यवस्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | unsettledness |
| syān (स्यान्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n |
| nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a statement of what the rule is |
| vyatiṣṭheta (व्यतिष्ठेत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tasmān (तस्मान्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n |
| nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, and a repetition. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
dravye (द्रव्ये) is a substance. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. cācoditatvād (चाचोदितत्वाद्) is cācoditatva (चाचोदितत्व). It stands as ablative singular. vidhīnām (विधीनाम्) is an injunction. It stands as genitive plural. avyavasthā (अव्यवस्था) is unsettledness. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syān (स्यान्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n. It stands as optative, third person singular.
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्). vyatiṣṭheta (व्यतिष्ठेत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tasmān (तस्मान्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n. It stands as indeclinable. nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) is a compound: eternal, and a repetition. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravye (द्रव्ये) and cācoditatvād (चाचोदितत्वाद्).