3.3.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.24
सन्तर्दनं प्रकृतौ क्रयणवदनर्थलोपात् स्यात्
santardanaṃ prakṛtau krayaṇavadanarthalopāt syāt
The line
santardana (सन्तर्दन), in in nature, in the model rite, because of krayaṇavadanarthalopa (क्रयणवदनर्थलोप), it would be, let it be granted.
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: santardanaṃ (सन्तर्दनं) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + krayaṇavadanarthalopāt (क्रयणवदनर्थलोपात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| santardanaṃ (सन्तर्दनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | santardana (सन्तर्दन) |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| krayaṇavadanarthalopāt (क्रयणवदनर्थलोपात्) | ablative singular | krayaṇavadanarthalopa (क्रयणवदनर्थलोप) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
santardanaṃ (सन्तर्दनं) is santardana (सन्तर्दन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular.
krayaṇavadanarthalopāt (क्रयणवदनर्थलोपात्) is krayaṇavadanarthalopa (क्रयणवदनर्थलोप). It stands as ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
krayaṇavadanarthalopāt (क्रयणवदनर्थलोपात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss santardanaṃ (सन्तर्दनं) and prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ).
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