3.1.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.15
चोदितेतुपरार्थत्वाद् यथाश्रुति प्रतीयेता
coditetuparārthatvād yathāśruti pratīyetā
The line
A compound: codi (चोदि), tetu (तेतु), another, the higher, a thing, a meaning, and tvāda (त्वाद), in a compound: as, and heard, pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: codi-tetu-para-artha-tvāda (चोदि-तेतु-पर-अर्थ-त्वाद) + yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) + pratīyetā (प्रतीयेता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codi-tetu-para-artha-tvāda (चोदि-तेतु-पर-अर्थ-त्वाद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: codi (चोदि), tetu (तेतु), another, the higher, a thing, a meaning, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end |
| yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end |
| pratīyetā (प्रतीयेता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) |
The phrases
codi-tetu-para-artha-tvāda (चोदि-तेतु-पर-अर्थ-त्वाद) is a compound: codi (चोदि), tetu (तेतु), another, the higher, a thing, a meaning, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) is a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
pratīyetā (प्रतीयेता) is pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
codi-tetu-para-artha-tvāda (चोदि-तेतु-पर-अर्थ-त्वाद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codi-tetu-para-artha-tvāda (चोदि-तेतु-पर-अर्थ-त्वाद) and yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति).