3.5.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.5.23
उद्गातृचमसमेकः श्रुतिसंयोगात्
udgātṛcamasamekaḥ śrutisaṃyogāt
The line
A compound: the udgātṛ (उद्गातृ) priest, cama (चम), and sameka (समेक), because of because of the joining with the direct word.
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 line is short. camaseṣu (चमसेषु) from 3.5.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: udgātṛ-cama-samekaḥ (उद्गातृ-चम-समेकः) + śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| udgātṛ-cama-samekaḥ (उद्गातृ-चम-समेकः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the udgātṛ (उद्गातृ) priest, cama (चम), and sameka (समेक). Read it from the end |
| śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) | ablative singular | because of the joining with the direct word |
The phrases
udgātṛ-cama-samekaḥ (उद्गातृ-चम-समेकः) is a compound: the udgātṛ (उद्गातृ) priest, cama (चम), and sameka (समेक). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is because of the joining with the direct word. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
udgātṛ-cama-samekaḥ (उद्गातृ-चम-समेकः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss udgātṛ-cama-samekaḥ (उद्गातृ-चम-समेकः) and śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्).
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