3.5.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.5.19
सोमेऽवचनाद् भक्षो न विद्यते
some 'vacanād bhakṣo na vidyate
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, of me, because of avacana (अवचन), bhakṣa (भक्ष), not is found.
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: so (सो) + me (मे) + avacanād (अवचनाद्) + bhakṣo (भक्षो) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| avacanād (अवचनाद्) | ablative singular | avacana (अवचन) |
| bhakṣo (भक्षो) | nominative singular, masculine | bhakṣa (भक्ष) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. The line joins them as some. avacanād (अवचनाद्) is avacana (अवचन). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
bhakṣo (भक्षो) is bhakṣa (भक्ष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line joins them as some. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss so (सो) and me (मे).