3.7.43
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.43
प्रैषानुवचनं मैत्रावरुणस्योपदेशात्
praiṣānuvacanaṃ maitrāvaruṇasyopadeśāt
The line
A compound: prai (प्रै), ṣānu (षानु), and a statement, because of a compound: maitrā (मैत्रा), varu (वरु), ṇasyopa (णस्योप), and a place.
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. tadvac (तद्वच्) from 3.7.42 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prai-ṣānu-vacanaṃ (प्रै-षानु-वचनं) + maitrā-varu-ṇasyopa-deśāt (मैत्रा-वरु-णस्योप-देशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prai-ṣānu-vacanaṃ (प्रै-षानु-वचनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: prai (प्रै), ṣānu (षानु), and a statement. Read it from the end |
| maitrā-varu-ṇasyopa-deśāt (मैत्रा-वरु-णस्योप-देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: maitrā (मैत्रा), varu (वरु), ṇasyopa (णस्योप), and a place. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prai-ṣānu-vacanaṃ (प्रै-षानु-वचनं) is a compound: prai (प्रै), ṣānu (षानु), and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
maitrā-varu-ṇasyopa-deśāt (मैत्रा-वरु-णस्योप-देशात्) is a compound: maitrā (मैत्रा), varu (वरु), ṇasyopa (णस्योप), and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
maitrā-varu-ṇasyopa-deśāt (मैत्रा-वरु-णस्योप-देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prai-ṣānu-vacanaṃ (प्रै-षानु-वचनं) and maitrā-varu-ṇasyopa-deśāt (मैत्रा-वरु-णस्योप-देशात्).