3.5.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.5.33
प्रत्यक्षोपदेशाच् चमसानामव्यक्तः शेषे
pratyakṣopadeśāc camasānām avyaktaḥ śeṣe
The line
Because of a compound: direct, and teaching, a compound: camasā (चमसा), and by name, indeed, avyakta (अव्यक्त), in the rest, what remains over.
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: pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) + camasā-nāma (चमसा-नाम) + avyaktaḥ (अव्यक्तः) + śeṣe (शेषे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: direct, and teaching. Read it from the end |
| camasā-nāma (चमसा-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: camasā (चमसा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| avyaktaḥ (अव्यक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | avyakta (अव्यक्त) |
| śeṣe (शेषे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the rest, what remains over |
The phrases
pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) is a compound: direct, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pratyakṣopadeśāc (प्रत्यक्षोपदेशाच्). camasā-nāma (चमसा-नाम) is a compound: camasā (चमसा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
avyaktaḥ (अव्यक्तः) is avyakta (अव्यक्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śeṣe (शेषे) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratyakṣopadeśāc (प्रत्यक्षोपदेशाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratyakṣa-upadeśāt (प्रत्यक्ष-उपदेशात्) and camasā-nāma (चमसा-नाम).