3.5.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.5.18
ऐन्द्रवायवे तु वचनात् प्रतिकर्म भक्षः स्यात्
aindravāyave tu vacanāt pratikarma bhakṣaḥ syāt
The line
For aindravāya (ऐन्द्रवाय) but, because of because of a statement, toward, against, an action, bhakṣa (भक्ष), 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: aindravāyave (ऐन्द्रवायवे) + tu (तु) + vacanāt (वचनात्) + prati (प्रति) + karma (कर्म) + bhakṣaḥ (भक्षः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aindravāyave (ऐन्द्रवायवे) | dative singular | aindravāya (ऐन्द्रवाय) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| bhakṣaḥ (भक्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | bhakṣa (भक्ष) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
aindravāyave (ऐन्द्रवायवे) is aindravāya (ऐन्द्रवाय). It stands as dative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as pratikarma. bhakṣaḥ (भक्षः) is bhakṣa (भक्ष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aindravāyave (ऐन्द्रवायवे) is dative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as pratikarma.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aindravāyave (ऐन्द्रवायवे) and vacanāt (वचनात्).