3.4.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.4
स प्रायात् कर्मधर्मः स्यात्
sa prāyāt karmadharmaḥ syāt
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, because of prāya (प्राय), an action, dharma, 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: sa (स) + prāyāt (प्रायात्) + karma (कर्म) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| prāyāt (प्रायात्) | ablative singular | prāya (प्राय) |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| dharmaḥ (धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | dharma |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prāyāt (प्रायात्) is prāya (प्राय). It stands as ablative singular. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
dharmaḥ (धर्मः) is dharma. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as karmadharmaḥ (कर्मधर्मः). syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dharmaḥ (धर्मः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as karmadharmaḥ (कर्मधर्मः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and prāyāt (प्रायात्).
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