3.2.43
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.43
सर्वेषां वैकमन्त्र्यमैतिशायनस्य भक्तिपानत्वात् सवनाधिकारो हि
sarveṣāṃ vaikamantryam aitiśāyanasya bhaktipānatvāt savanādhikāro hi
The line
Of of all, vaikamantrya (वैकमन्त्र्य), of aitiśāyana (ऐतिशायन), because of a compound: devotion, and pānatva (पानत्व), savanādhikāra (सवनाधिकार).
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: sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) + vaikamantryam (वैकमन्त्र्यम्) + aitiśāyanasya (ऐतिशायनस्य) + bhakti-pānatvāt (भक्ति-पानत्वात्) + savanādhikāro (सवनाधिकारो) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) | genitive plural | of all |
| vaikamantryam (वैकमन्त्र्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vaikamantrya (वैकमन्त्र्य) |
| aitiśāyanasya (ऐतिशायनस्य) | genitive singular | aitiśāyana (ऐतिशायन) |
| bhakti-pānatvāt (भक्ति-पानत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: devotion, and pānatva (पानत्व). Read it from the end |
| savanādhikāro (सवनाधिकारो) | nominative singular, masculine | savanādhikāra (सवनाधिकार) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. vaikamantryam (वैकमन्त्र्यम्) is vaikamantrya (वैकमन्त्र्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aitiśāyanasya (ऐतिशायनस्य) is aitiśāyana (ऐतिशायन). It stands as genitive singular.
bhakti-pānatvāt (भक्ति-पानत्वात्) is a compound: devotion, and pānatva (पानत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. savanādhikāro (सवनाधिकारो) is savanādhikāra (सवनाधिकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
bhakti-pānatvāt (भक्ति-पानत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) and vaikamantryam (वैकमन्त्र्यम्).