3.7.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.31
विक्रयी त्वन्यः कर्मणोऽचोदित्वात्
vikrayī tvanyaḥ karmaṇo 'coditvāt
The line
vikraya (विक्रय), a compound: but, and other, karmaṇa (कर्मण), because of acoditva (अचोदित्व).
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: vikrayī (विक्रयी) + tu-anyaḥ (तु-अन्यः) + karmaṇo (कर्मणो) + acoditvāt (अचोदित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikrayī (विक्रयी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | vikraya (विक्रय) |
| tu-anyaḥ (तु-अन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: but, and other. Read it from the end |
| karmaṇo (कर्मणो) | nominative singular, masculine | karmaṇa (कर्मण) |
| acoditvāt (अचोदित्वात्) | ablative singular | acoditva (अचोदित्व) |
The phrases
vikrayī (विक्रयी) is vikraya (विक्रय). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. tu-anyaḥ (तु-अन्यः) is a compound: but, and other. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
karmaṇo (कर्मणो) is karmaṇa (कर्मण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. acoditvāt (अचोदित्वात्) is acoditva (अचोदित्व). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vikrayī (विक्रयी) and tu-anyaḥ (तु-अन्यः).