3.2.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.18
प्रकरणाविभागादुभे प्रति कृत्स्नशब्दः
prakaraṇāvibhāgād ubhe prati kṛtsnaśabdaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: praka (प्रक), raṇā (रणा), and disjunction, in ubha (उभ), toward, against, a compound: kṛtsna (कृत्स्न), and a word.
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: praka-raṇā-vibhāgāt (प्रक-रणा-विभागात्) + ubhe (उभे) + prati (प्रति) + kṛtsna-śabdaḥ (कृत्स्न-शब्दः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| praka-raṇā-vibhāgāt (प्रक-रणा-विभागात्) | ablative singular | a compound: praka (प्रक), raṇā (रणा), and disjunction. Read it from the end |
| ubhe (उभे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ubha (उभ) |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| kṛtsna-śabdaḥ (कृत्स्न-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: kṛtsna (कृत्स्न), and a word. Read it from the end |
The phrases
praka-raṇā-vibhāgāt (प्रक-रणा-विभागात्) is a compound: praka (प्रक), raṇā (रणा), and disjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prakaraṇāvibhāgād (प्रकरणाविभागाद्). ubhe (उभे) is ubha (उभ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable. kṛtsna-śabdaḥ (कृत्स्न-शब्दः) is a compound: kṛtsna (कृत्स्न), and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
praka-raṇā-vibhāgāt (प्रक-रणा-विभागात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prakaraṇāvibhāgād (प्रकरणाविभागाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss praka-raṇā-vibhāgāt (प्रक-रणा-विभागात्) and ubhe (उभे).