3.3.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.36
चरौवार्थोक्तं पुरोडाशेऽर्थविप्रतिषेधात् पशौ न स्यात्
carauvārthoktaṃ puroḍāśe 'rthavipratiṣedhāt paśau na syāt
The line
carauvārthokta (चरौवार्थोक्त), in the rice-cake offering, because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a conflict between two rules, an animal offering, not 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: carauvārthoktaṃ (चरौवार्थोक्तं) + puroḍāśe (पुरोडाशे) + artha-vipratiṣedhāt (अर्थ-विप्रतिषेधात्) + paśau (पशौ) + na (न) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| carauvārthoktaṃ (चरौवार्थोक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | carauvārthokta (चरौवार्थोक्त) |
| puroḍāśe (पुरोडाशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the rice-cake offering |
| artha-vipratiṣedhāt (अर्थ-विप्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end |
| paśau (पशौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | an animal offering |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
carauvārthoktaṃ (चरौवार्थोक्तं) is carauvārthokta (चरौवार्थोक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. puroḍāśe (पुरोडाशे) is the rice-cake offering. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. artha-vipratiṣedhāt (अर्थ-विप्रतिषेधात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
paśau (पशौ) is an animal offering. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-vipratiṣedhāt (अर्थ-विप्रतिषेधात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss carauvārthoktaṃ (चरौवार्थोक्तं) and puroḍāśe (पुरोडाशे).